The broader market finished last week up over 2% with some tech names leading that charge. Tesla (TSLA) came to mind with a breathtaking 30% rally last week. That stock is up over 60% in the last month,...
Gold outperformed stocks, bonds, real estate, and cryptocurrencies in 2022, posting a marginal loss for the year. The precious yellow metal came out of the gate with a bullish run in early 2023 and has...
Microsoft reported another stellar earnings quarter on Jan. 24, 2023, for its fiscal Q2 ending Dec. 31. This is attracting investors in out-of-the-money short put investors in income plays.
Fundamental news feels like it is growing stale, but corn has me thinking about Robert Frost poetry...
The front month cotton futures market went into the weekend with 34 to 61 point losses on Friday. For March, that meant a 19 point gain Friday to Friday. December cotton futures were 91 points higher from...
Hog futures went into the weekend mixed on Friday, with Feb and April giving back $1.15 and $0.55 respectively. The back months continued their bounce, with gains of 7 to 87 cents on the day. Feb closed...
Fat cattle finished out the week of trading with 12 to 40 cent gains on Friday. For Feb, that left the board at a net 10 cent gain for the week, while April was up by 90 cents Friday to Friday. USDA confirmed...
SRW futures closed the last trade day of the week with 1 3/4 to 2 3/4 cent losses. The hard red wheats extended their premiums as KC rallied 1 3/4 to 5 cents on the day and MPLS gained 1 1/2 to 3 1/2 cents....
At the close beans were 14 cents weaker in the March contract and a dime in the red in the May. The other nearby beans closed fractionally to 8 1/2 cents lower. March is still at a nickel premium to May...
The March corn contract ended the last trade day of the week with a fractional gain, while the other nearby contracts went home 2 1/4 to 3 1/2 cents in the red. That added to the board’s inverse, which...