Selling put options before a company's earnings announcement can be a valid strategy for options traders seeking to capitalize on higher than normal volatility.
September S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESU26) are up +0.48%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU26) are up +1.02% this morning as investors cheered strong growth in Microsoft’s cloud business, signaling...
USDCHF continues its strong recovery after breaking out of the fourth-wave consolidation, with the fifth wave now likely underway. Price is approaching key resistance near 0.8290, where a corrective pullback...
APA Corporation has significantly outperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.
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Soybeans posted losses of 13 ½ to 34 cents on Wednesday, with front months leading the charge. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 31 3/4 cents lower at $11.46 ¼. Soymeal futures were...
Lean hog futures faced weakness on Wednesday, with contracts $1.37 to $2.57 lower. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $101.79 on Wednesday afternoon, up 79 cents from the day prior. The CME...
The wheat complex posted mostly lower trade on Wednesday with the spring wheat contracts holding higher. Chicago SRW contracts were lower on the midweek session with losses of 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents. KC...
Cotton futures were weaker on Wednesday, with contracts 67 to 119 points lower. Crude oil was back up $5.34 per barrel, with the US dollar index was 0.586. The Fed left rates unchanged on Wednesday’s...
Corn futures gave back the bounce from Tuesday, with contracts closing the Wednesday session down 2 to 9 ½ cents, led by the nearbys. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 9 1/2 cents...
