Cattle prices start 2012 at a new historical high

Live cattle and feeder cattle rallied to a new historical high last week. In reaching $150, feeder cattle prices achieved a technical measurement derived from a rectangle pattern. Rectangles, or box formations as they are sometimes called, are found frequently on futures price charts. Most of the time, they are continuation, or sideways consolidation patterns,



How Euro zone uncertainty affects wheat markets

Charting and technical analysis may be likened to reading a price road map where patterns form on the chart representing the road signs. If one is going to undertake a study of charts, it is imperative to learn the signs and their implications for prices. Classic formations, once identified, will point the way, signal caution,

Drozd: How the euro impacts wheat prices

Charting and technical analysis may be likened to reading a price roadmap where patterns form on the chart representing the road signs. If one is going to undertake a study of charts, it is imperative to learn the signs and what their implications are for prices. Classic formations, once identified, will point the way, signal





Topping Action In Soybean Meal Sends Calming Signal

Livestock producers were left scratching their heads when the December 2011 soybean meal futures contract posted a new high in late August. The news was incredibly bullish, as concerns of an early frost were on producers minds. The big question was, Should I be locking in the price of meal before it gets any higher?

Drozd: Harami predicted strong U.S. dollar weighing on grain prices

You’d be hard pressed to find anyone this summer who wasn’t aware of the United States’ escalating debt, increasing unemployment and home foreclosures that produced the current economic slowdown we’re in. All summer, as news grew increasingly bearish, with newspaper headlines suggesting the greenback was about to crash and burn, more and more market analysts


Harami Predicted A Strong U.S. Dollar

You d be hard pressed to find anyone this summer who wasn t aware of the United States escalating debt, increasing unemployment and home foreclosures that produced the current economic slowdown. All summer, as the news grew increasingly bearish, with newspaper headlines suggesting the greenback was about to crash and burn, more market analysts began