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How to Control Portfolio Risk Using Market Groups and Sub-Group Caps

Most traders think they’re diversified—until everything starts moving together. This article breaks down how correlation within commodity groups creates hidden risk, and why managing sub-group exposure...

Peace in the Middle East, at least for now

Bullish bias in Cattle-on-Feed report

Is Wheat a Good Long-Term Investment?

When I saw the picture available to use of a ghost in a wheat field, I knew I had to use it for this piece discussing long-term investments in a market known as Poverty Grass.

KEN26 : 650-0s (-0.76%)
WEAT : 22.47 (-1.45%)
Super El Niño???

How certain commodity prices could behave

ZSN26 : 1183-0s (+0.21%)
DBA : 26.92 (-0.70%)
SOYB : 24.52 (+0.37%)
ZWN26 : 599-2s (-1.20%)
WEAT : 22.47 (-1.45%)
CANE : 9.07 (-2.26%)
RMN26 : 3,263s (-2.51%)
SBN28 : 15.40s (-1.09%)
CTN26 : 79.82s (+2.16%)
CORN : 17.95 (-0.11%)
KEN26 : 650-0s (-0.76%)
ZCN26 : 457-4s (-0.05%)
Cattle Markets Trade Lower in Front of the Cattle on Feed Report

Cattle Markets Crash and recover in front of the Cattle on Feed report

Grain Spreads: July26/Nov 26 soybean spread

Spread Opportunity Perhaps

Shootin' the Bull about Equilibrium

In my opinion, the cattle market is believed moving into equilibrium.  Rationing has caused significant shifts in domestic production and processing.

Sugar Prices Settle Sharply Lower as Crude Oil Plummets

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK26 ) on Friday closed down -0.35 (-2.56%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ26 ) closed down -6.00 (-1.43%). Sugar prices retreated on Friday, with NY sugar falling to a...

CLM26 : 82.59s (-9.41%)
SBN26 : 13.48s (-2.32%)
SWQ26 : 412.30s (-1.43%)
Weakness in Global Cocoa Demand Pressures Prices

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK26 ) on Friday closed down -181 (-5.38%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK26 ) closed down -104 (-4.17%). Cocoa prices settled sharply lower on Friday for a second day on signs of...

CCN26 : 3,280s (-5.07%)
CAN26 : 2,427s (-4.11%)
Coffee Prices Fall as Global Supply Concerns Ease

May arabica coffee (KCK26 ) on Friday closed down -7.15 (-2.41%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK26 ) closed down -86 (-2.48%). Coffee prices settled sharply lower on Friday, with arabica falling to a...

RMN26 : 3,263s (-2.51%)
KCN26 : 284.25s (-2.12%)

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