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Corn spent the last two weeks trying to carve out a bottom after the brutal three-week stretch of fund liquidation that ran from Memorial...[read more] (https://t.co/Fh3DETBrsT)
The grind higher continues. Futures kept working higher last week, but you’re starting to feel the weight of an overbought market. Cash didn’t care—it pushed higher again. The pipeline is still a question mark, but what matters [read more] (https://t.co/zt4kJfNHNg)
Corn has been under persistent pressure since Memorial Day weekend, with funds aggressively liquidating long positions built up over the spring. Managed Money has sold hard across...[read more] https://t.co/JsigvYaDlD
After five weeks of chop, futures finally broke out. The $20 move was a welcome sight and pulled cash along with it. Mills did their part keeping a...[read more] https://t.co/ui992La9OM
Corn has been a market defined by a tug-of-war between a bearish domestic supply picture and a geopolitical premium that refuses to fully disappear. Coming off the...[read more] https://t.co/jKsDizOqrg
Steady outtake, steady demand, steady prices—that’s a recipe for a dull trade with thin margins.
Seasonally, May into early June is dead money. “Sell in May and go away” exists for...[read more] https://t.co/2DP4DxRAYC
On Friday, May futures expired a buck over July. That means that there is no downside gap to go after. Also, the spread traded +4. We haven’t seen that since Sept of 2023. A case is building for...[read more] https://t.co/Z65qXxIEIF
Macro / Demand Housing data continues to lean neutral-to-slightly better, with 2026 new home numbers running modestly ahead of 2025. Currently we do not...[read more] https://t.co/jin1AJekCs
Corn has been a tale of two forces over the past three weeks. Coming off the euphoria of Iran’s Strait of Hormuz reopening announcement on April 17th, markets initially attempted to...[read more] https://t.co/Fx8J58K7E0
Lumber futures are choppy and directionless, basically mirroring a housing market stuck in neutral. From the builders to distribution, the game plan is to...[read more]https://t.co/im614opwdh
The futures trade was dominated by the roll last week. That said, it made a new contract low and then rallied. We saw that pattern a week earlier—and frankly, we’ve seen some version of it for nearly...[read more] https://t.co/Nz8wugXoRx
Futures experienced a very quiet, trendless trade last week. Many are pointing to the Montreal gathering as the culprit, but it’s questionable whether any meaningful movement would have materialized...[read more] https://t.co/YV14vxKsne
Corn spent the start of April grinding lower, posting a fourth consecutive weekly loss by April 10th as the April WASDE reinforced a burdensome supply narrative. The USDA left U.S. ending stocks essentially...[read more] https://t.co/Rf64ftFlxr
Futures finished the week down $21. One notable development was in the COT report showing an increase of 924 industry longs. That puts the long hedge position at roughly 1,600 cars. That represents...[read more] https://t.co/vRarMXNR7S
The fatigue factor. A lumber cycle only has so much life. An upcycle runs about 15 sessions before needs are met. A down cycle tends to last longer. The consumption factors are slow-moving, causing a longer lag until...[read more] https://t.co/oteVAveyQw
Corn has remained supported but volatile following the March 31st USDA Prospective Plantings and Quarterly Stocks reports, which reinforced a tighter-than-expected balance sheet narrative. The USDA came out with 95.338 million acres, near the...[read more] https://t.co/y5OoX5iplE
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