Futures Market Overview

Crazy Market Movement Late in the Crude Oil and Dow Jones Index - Setting up a Possible Wild Ride in the Livestock and Grain Markets Tomorrow.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed down -1.74%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -1.01%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -2.38%. June...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday rose by +0.35%. The dollar rose on Thursday as doubts about whether a ceasefire in Iran will materialize weighed heavily on stocks and boosted safe-haven demand for...

May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) on Thursday closed up +4.16 (+4.61%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed up +0.1238 (+4.18%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Thursday amid skepticism about...

April Nymex natural gas (NGJ26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.047 (+1.59%). Nat-gas prices settled higher on Thursday after weekly US gas storage levels fell more than expected. The EIA reported on Thursday...

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Thursday closed up +0.32 (+2.06%), and May London ICE white sugar #5 (SWK26 ) closed up +5.60 (+1.23%). Sugar prices rallied sharply on Thursday, with NY sugar posting...

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Thursday closed up +31 (+0.99%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed up +28 (+1.20%). Cocoa prices recovered from 2.5-week lows on Thursday and settled higher. Oversold...

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Thursday closed down -8.45 (-2.67%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -33 (-0.91%). Coffee prices retreated on Thursday amid the outlook for a record Brazilian...