After being subjected to selling pressure for the majority of the week, the November feeder cattle contract found support at the 23.6% retracement level between the contract’s low, and the contract’s high. The low for the day was only a few ticks off of the actual 253.825 level, coming in at 254.050.
There’s no question about it - feeder cattle futures have...
Seasonally supported for Buys May/June >> into July. Typical seasonal Low mid-late June (agreement across 5yr, 15yr, 40yr data).
I like how this has retraced down to old Aug'15 high and rejected that dynamically (see the GF1! W graphic). I very much like the perfectly 'clean' equal highs from 2015-2023 (see GF1! weekly graphic).
I prefer not to see price return...
There are only 3 inflation scenarios that will happen till the end of 2023:
i. Improve CPI to 2%
ii. Range CPI to hover between the band of 5-8%
iii. Continue to trend higher breaking above 9%
Many investors believe scenario (i) & (iii) will be unlikely.
70% of the investors feel that CPI should settle unchanged from how the year started at between 5%-8%....
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): Feeder cattle made an attempt to breakout yesterday but fell flat, despite the bloodbath in the grain complex. As mentioned in recent reports, the inability to take out recent highs with the collapse in grains should be a caution flag for the Bulls. That’s not to say we can’t rally from here, but the recent price action has been...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): Feeder cattle were able to catch a rally yesterday, thanks in part to the corn market collapsing following a “neutral” USDA report. Though it was nice to see a rally, the recent price action relative to the sharp decline in corn has been less than impressive. Not that it has to be a 1:1 correlation, but we would have expected to...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle futures broke below trendline support yesterday, which took prices into our 4-star support pocket, 171.45-172.40. All else held equal, this is a MUST HOLD pocket for the Bulls, a break and close below could open the door for a drop into the mid-160’s. We say “all else held equal” because tomorrow’s USDA...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle were technically sound yesterday, trading nearly perfectly against our technical support and resistance pockets, only to finish the session near our pivot pocket. Those technical pockets remain in play today as the market continues to coil, marking higher lows and lower highs. This type of consolidation...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): Feeder cattle futures failed against our resistance pocket from 175.50-176.125 which put them in reverse. August feeders filled the illusive gap, which was a gap lower on June 13th but a gap higher on June 21st. Yesterday’s failure to get out above technical resistance was somewhat of a caution flag as it did mark lower highs,...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): Feeder cattle gaped higher which was to be expected with the weaker grain trade. That gap is largely intact with today’s trade, except now it will act as support and not resistance. With that said, the fell flat against our resistant pocket above the old gap, we’ve had that defined as 175.50-176.125. This pocket represents...
Feeder Cattle
Commitments of Traders Update: Friday’s CoT report showed Managed Money were net buyers of 1,354 futures/options through June 14th. This shrinks their net short position to 3,553. Broken down that is 10,436 longs VS 13,989 shorts.
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle futures were able to defend trend line support on Friday, the third time in...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle bulled back to trendline support (see chart below), which was defended into the close. Futures finished the session right near the 50-day moving average, 171.00. Grains were firm yesterday which may have added a headwind to feeders. Grains are firm again this morning which may keep that headwind in place on...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle were firm today, despite the strength in the corn market. A lot of today’s action in commodities was likely on the back of the outside markets showing signs of stabilization. Feeders traded up into our resistance pocket, 173.85-174.02 but couldn’t get much more going, keeping that pocket intact for tomorrow’s...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): As with live cattle, feeder cattle were choppy, trading on both sides of unchanged only to finish the session near unchanged. There is a gap left from the Monday morning open, that comes in from 173.75-174.025. We would not be surprised to see this gap get filled, especially if the corn market cannot find its footing. Above that...
Feeder Cattle
Commitments of Traders Update: Friday’s CoT report showed Managed Money were net buyers of 3,798 futures/options contracts, through June 7th. This shrinks their net short position to 5,472. Broken down, that is 10,900 longs VS 16,372 shorts.
Technicals (August): August feeder cattle retreated on Friday after failing against technical resistance,...
Feeder Cattle
Technicals (August): Feeder cattle were able to rally yesterday, despite the strength we saw in the corn market. This is a silver lining for the Bull camp. Trendline resistance from the February highs has been stout, that comes in near 174. IF the Bulls can chew through this level, we could see a run at the 100-day moving average. Grain markets are...
