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Sat, Mar 25th, 2023
Historic Atmospheric Rivers, Plains Wheat Drought, Heat and Flooding to India’s crops

US wheat futures punch through chart resistance as all ”hail" breaks loose in India's wheat basket

ZWK23 : 688-4s (+4.00%)
ZWN23 : 700-0s (+3.86%)
ZWU23 : 711-2s (+3.72%)
KEN23 : 834-2s (+3.44%)
WEAT : 7.03 (+4.61%)
ZSK23 : 1428-2s (+0.62%)
ZSX23 : 1273-2s (+1.21%)
SOYB : 26.29 (+1.25%)
ZCU23 : 569-2s (+1.65%)
ZCZ23 : 560-2s (+1.45%)
CORN : 24.87 (+1.93%)
TAGS : 30.09 (+1.70%)
Cotton Closes Lower for Weekend

The cotton market settled Friday’s session down by 59 to 104 points. The May contract ended the week a net 129 points below last Friday. Weekly CFTC data showed the funds were adding new shorts in cotton...

CTK23 : 76.54s (-1.34%)
CTN23 : 77.17s (-1.30%)
CTV23 : 78.52s (-0.93%)
Cocoa Prices Boosted by Reduced Ivory Coast Cocoa Exports

May ICE NY cocoa (CCK23 ) on Friday closed up +16 (+0.56%), and May ICE London cocoa #7 (CAK23 ) closed up +16 (+0.75%). Cocoa prices Friday closed moderately higher, with NY cocoa posting a 2-1/4 year...

CCK23 : 2,884s (+0.56%)
CAK23 : 2,136s (+0.75%)
Sugar Prices Fall Back on Higher Brazil Sugar Output and Weakness in Crude Oil Prices

May NY world sugar #11 (SBK23 ) on Friday closed down -0.07 (-0.34%), and May London white sugar #5 (SWK23 ) closed down -0.20 (-0.03%). Sugar prices Friday posted modest losses. An increase in Brazil's...

SBK23 : 20.82s (-0.34%)
SWK23 : 597.60s (-0.03%)
Coffee Prices Climb on Global Supply Concerns

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) on Friday closed up +4.95 (+2.84%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) closed up +65 (+3.06%). Coffee prices Friday rallied sharply, with robusta posting a 2-week high. Tighter...

KCK23 : 179.25s (+2.84%)
RMK23 : 2,189s (+3.06%)
Cotton Trading Red through Midday

Midday cotton prices are down 53 to 113 points so far for Friday. The May contract is sitting at a 122 point loss from last Friday’s settle. Farm Futures magazine released their acreage survey results,...

CTK23 : 76.54s (-1.34%)
CTN23 : 77.17s (-1.30%)
CTV23 : 78.52s (-0.93%)
Why are Soybean and Livestock Prices Tumbling?

Watch my interview today with AgWeb's Michelle Rook, where we discussed the soybean and livestock markets, as well as Russia's export ban, the Fed's recent rate increase, and a variety of commodity related...

Coffee Prices Climb on Global Supply Concerns

May arabica coffee (KCK23 ) this morning is up +4.35 (+2.50%), and May ICE robusta coffee (RMK23 ) is up +58 (+2.73%). Coffee prices this morning are moderately higher, with robusta posting a 2-week high....

KCK23 : 179.25s (+2.84%)
RMK23 : 2,189s (+3.06%)
Cotton Futures at New Lows for the Move

Cotton is trading with triple digit losses into the AM session setting the market at new lows for the new. Front month cotton futures had rallied back towards yesterday’s highs overnight but turned southbound...

CTK23 : 76.54s (-1.34%)
CTN23 : 77.17s (-1.30%)
CTV23 : 78.52s (-0.93%)
Cotton End Session in Negative Territory

Front month cotton futures had rallied back towards yesterday’s highs overnight but turned southbound for the day session. At the close prices were 29 to 70 points in the red. FAS data had 310,236 RBs...

CTK23 : 76.54s (-1.34%)
CTN23 : 77.17s (-1.30%)
CTV23 : 78.52s (-0.93%)

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10-year chart for Charles Schwab $SCHW really puts into perspective how historically bad March has been https://t.co/Pl3rfkQLHu
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CBOE Volatility Index $VIX Call Open Interest jumps to a 5-year high as traders brace for increased volatility in the months head. 50 Cent Trader, who purchased 150,000 May 50 Calls back in mid-February, is going to love this! https://t.co/NXizgYxlmk
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WOW!! Look at the soaring call option volume in the SPDR Gold Trust ETF $GLD https://t.co/CfcKIxV7sn
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There could be tough times ahead for Apple $AAPL warns the Chartmaster Carter Worth https://t.co/DN8uDc7Nkm
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Bitcoin $BTC Fear & Greed Index = 64 (Greed) https://t.co/G5cu292O0y
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Top 10 Most Mentioned Symbols on WallStreetBets over the last week were: 1) $SPY 2) $NVDA 3) $FRC 4) $GME 5) $TSLA 6) $QQQ 7) $SQ 8) $COIN 9) $AMD 10) $AAPL Source: Quiverquant
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Copper prices could surge to a new all-time high within the next 12 months, possibly even hitting $12,000 a tonne according to forecasts from Trafigura. The reason is that increased Chinese demand will risk depleting already low inventories. https://t.co/0KoCrND3Wh
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Watch 👇👇 https://t.co/LVqB51kG3o
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Gold is now on a 4 week winning streak! 🏆 https://t.co/hpGJ0tWdnt
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Twitter employees received an email from @elonmusk at 2:30am reminding them that the office is NOT optional 🤣 https://t.co/M8Nqxty3W4
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Goldman Sachs Forecast for Global Home Price Declines https://t.co/nTDEZy1FUV
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U.S. Bank Deposits fell by $98.4 billion for the week ended March 15, the largest weekly decline in almost a year https://t.co/iGBM00uXrc
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Great chart from FRED showing the 10-year minus the 2-year. Shaded areas represent recessions and they typically occur after (or just as) the yield curve is no longer inverted. https://t.co/QiP71uGspf
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After 9 straight green days, Nvidia's winning streak finally ended with $NVDA shares down 1.5% https://t.co/S1hRkTbQwl
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When was the last time you heard Fundstrat calling for equities to decline? 👀 https://t.co/cKdeqo9a9q
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Index Put/Call Ratio hits highest level in the last 6 months 👀 https://t.co/TOfnoyKNM6
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Stocks w/ most active options trading: $TSLA - 838k $AAPL - 624k $BAC - 519k $NVDA - 509k $ATVI - 499k $AMZN - 469k $FRC - 451k $MSFT - 283k $AMD - 246k $NFLX - 240k $META - 235k $DB - 214k $GOOGL - 210k $SQ - 196k $CCL - 187k $C - 187k $BABA - 182k What options did you trade?
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CNN Stock Market Fear & Greed Index = 33 (Fear) https://t.co/bCSYZLzlXd
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Wells Fargo $WFC trading at a 2-year low https://t.co/HwqSUtmAFo
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Carl Icahn buys another 525,000 shares of Southwest Gas $SWX worth approximately $31.6 Million. Icahn has now invested over $216 Million in the company over the last 2 weeks 👀 https://t.co/jSp9WlNEIN
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Barchart Softs News

Cotton Closes Lower for Weekend
The cotton market settled Friday’s session down by 59 to 104 points. The May contract ended the week a net 129 points below last Friday. Weekly CFTC data showed the funds were adding new shorts in cotton through the week of 3/21. That extended the group’s net short by 10,602... Read more

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