Futures Market Overview

Lean hogs hit their high for the week on Tuesday and spent the rest of the week fading the early rally. Futures settled $1.00 to $2.525 lower on Friday. USDA’s National Average Base Hog negotiated...

Soybeans are trading5 to 7 cents higher in early Monday futures action. Soybeans settled 3 ¼ lower to 3 cents higher on Friday, with delivery months out through January 2025 in negative territory and...

Cattle futures are continuing to shrug off the Wednesday overreaction, as contracts were up another 60 cents to $1.52 at midday and held on to settle 72 to 77 cents higher. Cash trade kicked off on Thursday...

Cotton prices are starting off the week with a bounce, as contracts are up 47 to 68 points. Cotton settled lower on Friday, by 18 to 39 points. Nearby May is in deliveries, and only one trade was reported...

Corn prices are starting out the week on a firmer note, with contracts just fractionally lower. They settled 1 to 3 cents lower on Friday, with nearby May the firmest and May 2025 seeing the biggest day...

Wheat prices are starting off the new week mixed, with CBT weaker and the hard red contracts higher. Wheat bulls continued their assault on the heights (or at least foot hills given the size of the decline...

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Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis