April 25, 2025 By John S. Simpson Jr., Senior Market Strategist – Walsh Trading 🐂 Live Cattle (LEM25) – New Highs Met with Profit-Taking, Eyes Still on Higher Ground The June live cattle contract...
Lean hog futures settled the Thursday session with contracts mixed, as nearby May was up 7 cents and other contracts down 20 to 25 cents. Preliminary open interest was up 1,507 contracts. USDA’s national...
Live cattle futures closed Thursday mixed, with most nearby contracts within a quarter of unch, and April up 80 cents. Preliminary open interest was up 3,533 contracts on Thursday. Cash trade has been...
In an interview on AgWeb's Markets Now, Darin Newsom of Barchart discussed the surprising grain market rally led by soybeans despite negative China trade news, a potential corrective bounce in corn with...
Can the Grains Continue to Advance from here - Should the Cattle Markets Expect a 10% Pullback?
In my opinion alone, and not to be confused with fact, is that the spread between the optimism of the producer, and the street signs of the economy, are believed as wide as I can ever recall.
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Corn, beans, and wheat were able to see some strength into Thursday afternoon’s trade while livestock markets seemed to struggle to find conviction on direction.
Live cattle futures are extending the recent strength on Thursday with gains of 25 cents to $1.075. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. This morning’s Fed Cattle Exchange online auction from...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday rose by +0.65%. The dollar rallied moderately Tuesday and rebounded from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar Tuesday on trade deal optimism after...
COMEX copper futures reached a new record high in March 2025, while the LME three-month copper forwards did not achieve the same feat. COMEX copper futures plunged in early April but held a critical technical...
The most bullish moves in a market tend to happen right before that market peaks.
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.32%. The dollar today is rebounding higher from Monday's 3-year low. Short covering emerged in the dollar today on trade deal optimism after US trade negotiators...
Silver continues to attract investor demand with six straight days of ETF inflows, while the U.S. Dollar hits its lowest level in three years. Phil Streible breaks down what this means for metals in today’s...
The dollar index (DXY00 ) Monday fell by -0.98% and posted a new 3-year low. The dollar sold off Monday on a renewed crisis of confidence in the dollar after National Economic Council Director Hassett...
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The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down -0.94% and fell to a new 3-year low. The dollar is selling off today on a renewed crisis of confidence in the dollar after National Economic Council Director Hassett...
With gold at record highs, investors seeking safe-haven assets could turn to "substitutes" like silver futures.