June 06, 2024
Volatility in the Market Place
Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due ...
Volatility in the Market Place Producers often experience price shocks due to discrepancies in supply and demand, which are rarely understood in real time. Usually only after the dust has settled ...
Read MoreJune 03, 2024
Understanding Option Volatility and Price Implications
Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction ...
Most option traders understand how the premium is impacted by the direction of the underlying futures market. Because puts allow owners to protect lower prices, the value of the put increases ...
Read MoreMay 10, 2024
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first ...
MAY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: Today’s report provided the first look at new crop balance sheets and incorporated acreage estimates from March’s Prospective Plantings report. ...
Read MoreMay 01, 2024
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook Following nearly two years of below ...
Opportunity Knocks: Pork Margin Outlook Following nearly two years of below breakeven margins, the outlook for pork producers has improved in recent months. While the change in tide has felt ...
Read MoreApril 11, 2024
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The April WASDE report was ...
APRIL 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The April WASDE report was viewed as relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat as stock balance sheets were slightly higher than expectations. ...
Read MoreMarch 28, 2024
2024 Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Summary
2024 Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Summary Today’s Prospective ...
2024 Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks Summary Today’s Prospective Plantings report provided USDA’s estimate for principal crop acreage for the upcoming crop year. Acreage estimates ...
Read MoreMarch 08, 2024
MARCH 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
MARCH 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The March WASDE report was viewed ...
MARCH 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The March WASDE report was viewed as relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat as balance sheets were in line with expectations. Market attention ...
Read MoreFebruary 21, 2024
What to do about Basis?
What to do About Basis? HRC Futures and Volatility It’s no secret that ...
What to do About Basis? HRC Futures and Volatility It’s no secret that HRC futures have been particularly volatile over the past several years. Most recent instance was the outsized break ...
Read MoreFebruary 08, 2024
FEBRUARY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES:
FEBRUARY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The February WASDE report ...
FEBRUARY 2024 WASDE REPORT SUMMARY AND NOTES: The February WASDE report was viewed as relatively neutral for corn, soybeans, and wheat as domestic ending stocks are estimated near pre-report ...
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