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Cocoa Futures - How expensive will your chocolate bars get during the holiday season?
Weather conditions of late, positive for growing new crop, will most likely lead to higher crop yields from West Africa, mainly Côte...
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Aug 31, 20241 min read
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Historical Trends Fourth of July Week
Historically, the U.S. stock market has showed certain trends near the Fourth of July holiday Typically these patterns are affected by a...
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Jul 2, 20242 min read
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June's Active Wheat Market
The wheat futures market has been an active one this month. Globally, the news has been good for market volatility. For example, wheat...
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Jun 29, 20242 min read
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This Week in the Markets
We had a big week in U.S. economic data… -PPI Inflation | Tuesday -CPI Inflation | Wednesday -Retail Sales | Wednesday -NY Fed...
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May 17, 20242 min read
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New Highs Brewing in Coffee Futures
Coffee futures saw a lot of movement in April. Arabica and Robusta prices reached multi-year highs bringing some excitement back to the...
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Apr 30, 20241 min read
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Economic Data Dictating the Dollar
The U.S. Dollar remained strong, all things considered. The economic data in the U.S. remains surprisingly encouraging. With a 3.2% GDP...
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Mar 30, 20241 min read
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Is Nvidia Overvalued?
Nvidia has found a way to make the news almost daily. This month in particular, with earnings set to be released February 21st, many...
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Feb 15, 20243 min read
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January's Volatile Markets - Inflation, Weather and Earnings
The first few trading weeks of the year were much different than the ending of 2023. As traders tried to position themselves in 2024...
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Jan 25, 20243 min read
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Last Trading Day of 2023 | Strong Year for Stocks | What to Look for Next Week
As 2023 ends and investors look ahead to the new year, the markets have a lot of positive activity to build on… …consumers appear more...
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Dec 29, 20232 min read
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Holiday Trading
As traders head back to the market after the holiday we see a few movers but volume is light. On the commodity side, gold is climbing...
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Dec 27, 20232 min read
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Fed Rate Hikes, November Retails Sales and Holiday Spending
The past few days the market has traded off the anticipation that the Fed may cut rates three times in 2024. The market liked this...
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Dec 14, 20231 min read
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Monday's Market
Today's market was mixed. Investors saw energies climb higher, led by crude oil and natural gas. The grain market had an interesting...
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Dec 11, 20231 min read
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Natural Gas Futures - November’s Market
Natural gas futures experienced weakness this month. Market behavior this time of year could be telling for the direction of prices for...
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Nov 30, 20231 min read
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Cocoa’s Continued Supply Constraints
Cocoa continued to see supply constraints this month. The main growing region affected is West Africa - this area has been hit with...
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
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September Bond Market
Bond prices dropped during the month of September. Yields moved higher, 48 basis points, ending the trading month at the highest level...
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Sep 30, 20231 min read
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Squeeze in Orange Juice Futures
Orange juice futures saw a strong move higher during the month of August. Major growing regions experienced supply shortages. Florida and...
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Aug 30, 20231 min read
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Stocks Move Higher on Positive Fundamentals
The U.S. equity market experienced a nice move higher this month across all major indices. The Nasdaq is up about 3.77%, the Dow Jones...
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Jul 29, 20231 min read
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Anticipated Action in Soybean Futures
Soybean futures finally gave us a little action this month. Poor weather conditions in the Midwest followed by the ongoing concerns...
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Jun 30, 20231 min read
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Volatile Month in Crude Oil
Crude oil futures have experienced a volatile month. Prices declined sharply in April, mainly due to by about the global economy and...
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May 31, 20231 min read
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Grain Markets Remain Mixed Heading into Warmer Months
During the last month, the grain markets have been mixed due to many different factors. One big impact on the agriculturals was the USDA...
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Apr 29, 20231 min read
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