Futures Market Overview

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.36%. The dollar garnered support today after weekly US jobless claims fell more than expected to a 4-month low, a hawkish factor for Fed policy. Also, higher...

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up by +1.56%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up by +1.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up by +2.32%. Stocks today are sharply...

Cattle futures are knocking on the door of a technical resistance. Will the risk-on tone in the outside markets be enough to push cattle markets higher?

Soybean futures are trading with Thursday morning weakness of 2 to 3 cents. They fell to just slight midday gains on Wednesday, but bulls found some late session strength to close with 5 to 8 cent gains....

Cotton prices are showing 46 to 48 point higher trade on Thursday morning. Futures posted Wednesday losses of 34 to 113 points at the close. The dollar index was back up 58 points by the close, with crude...

Live cattle futures posted steady to 20 cent higher trade across all but the nearby October contract, which was down 50 cents. Cash trade has yet to kick off this week. This morning’s Central Stockyards...

Futures are starting off the Thursday session with 4 to 6 cent lower trade. The wheat complex saw steady to lower trade on the Wednesday session, backing off from the early morning strength. Chicago SRW...

Corn prices are kicking off the Thursday session with losses of 2 to 2 ½ cents. Futures faded off the early Wednesday session strength at midday, but contracts closed with steady to fractional gains on...