Futures Market Overview

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell to a 3-week low and finished down by -0.25%. The dollar sank Friday as T-note yields retreated on the weaker-than-expected reports on US Apr nonfarm payrolls and...

June WTI crude oil (CLM24 ) on Friday closed down -0.84 (-1.06%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24 ) closed down -4.14 (-1.59%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Friday were under pressure the entire day and...

June Nymex natural gas (NGM24 ) on Friday closed up by +0.107 (+5.26%). June nat-gas prices Friday climbed to a 3-month nearest-futures high and settled sharply higher. Gas prices surged Friday after...

In my opinion, further clues were presented at the end of the week via the unemployment report as to further weakening of the economy.  Stagflation has settled in with the Fed's Powell stating this week...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Friday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +1.50 (+0.26%). Sugar prices Friday posted modest gains. Short covering emerged...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24 ) on Friday closed up +582 (+7.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed up +332 (+5.06%). Cocoa prices recovered from 6-week lows on Friday and rallied sharply. Gains...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Friday closed down -5.35 (-2.60%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -139 (-3.78%). Coffee prices Friday extended this week's sharp decline and posted 1-month...

Corn futures are slipping of the early session strength on Friday, with contracts down 1 ½ to 3 ½ cents in the nearbys and up 1 to 2 cents in the new crop contracts. Some precip is expected to make...