Morning Grains 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 - 9:16 AM By

02/21 10:43a CST DJ USDA Grain Inspections For Export In Metric Tons-Feb 21 Source: USDA For the week ending Feb 16, in thousand metric tons. Includes waterway shipments to Canada. Grain ——-week ending——- current previous Feb 16 Feb 09 last mkt yr mkt yr year to date to date Wheat 602.8 515.7 850.2 19,461.1 22,939.6 [...]

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Morning Softs 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 - 9:06 AM By

COTTON General Comments: Futures were higher as traders noted that Greece got its bailout loans and as China moved to ease the monetary policy. Ideas are that the moves could create additional demand for Cotton. Spreads were a featured activity as traders roll out of March before the deliveries start, and March closed with small [...]

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The Nemenoff Report 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 - 9:04 AM By

Financials: Mar. Bonds are currently 2 lower at 141’15 and the 10 Yr. Note 2 lower at 130’19. Yields on the 10 Yr. Note are once again above the 2.0% level (last 2.06%) and the yield on the 30 Yr. Bond now 3.15%. Agreement on a Greek bailout has helped stabilize markets and removed a [...]

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Trade Notices 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

Futures First Delivery Date: FD: Feb Euro-KRX FD: Feb Japanese Yen-KRX FD: Feb US Dollar-KRX Futures Last Delivery Date: LD: Feb Euro-KRX LD: Feb Japanese Yen-KRX LD: Feb US Dollar-KRX

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Today’s Futures News

On February 22, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Hog Futures Drop; Oil at Nine-Month High: Commodities at Close GRAINS, SOFT COMMODITIES Soybeans fell after rallying to the highest level in almost five months yesterday on speculation that forecasts for rains in Argentina will boost drought-damaged crops and as investors locked in gains. Wheat declined.See all stories on this topic » [...]

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Market Reports 2/22/12

On February 22, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

FR:CPI 1:30 AM ET     GB:BoE MPC Minutes 4:30 AM ET     US:MBA Purchase Applications 7:00 AM ET     US:ICSC-Goldman Store Sales 7:45 AM ET     US:Redbook 8:55 AM ET     US:Existing Home Sales 10:00 AM ET

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Morning Grains 2/21/12

On February 21, 2012 - 9:27 AM By

02/21 12:45a CST DJ Table Of China January Oilseed, Vegoil, Grain Imports Table Of Imports By Grain, Oil Type And Origin (All figures in metric tons) Jan Change Year To Date Change in Tons on Year in Tons on Year Wheat Total 212,591 +258.42% 212,591 +258.42% Australia 148,415 +150.22% 148,415 +150.22% USA 57,451 – 57,451 [...]

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Morning Softs 2/21/12

On February 21, 2012 - 9:17 AM By

COTTON General Comments: Futures were lower on what appeared to be long liquidation before the holiday weekend in the US. Spreads were a featured activity as traders roll out of March before the deliveries start Thursday. Mills and exporters were said to be good buyers and were said to be fixing prices before the deliveries [...]

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Today’s Futures News

On February 21, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

Today’s Futures News Funding pressure eases for trading houses By Javier Blas, Commodities Editor The crisis engulfing the commodity trading finance sector, an unfashionable banking service critical to the world's top commodities trading houses, is starting to ease. The European Central Bank's longer-term …See all stories on this topic » Commodities: How Important are Commodity [...]

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Trade Notices 2/21/12

On February 21, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

Futures Last Trading Day: LT: Mar Crude Oil-CME®-G LT: Mar Gulf Coast Crude-CME®-G

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Market Reports 2/21/12

On February 21, 2012 - 7:00 AM By

  CA:Retail Sales 8:30 AM ET

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#8 – Trading Tip of the Week

On February 20, 2012 - 10:00 AM By

Historic volatility is a measure of the variability of the range of closing prices seen over a past period of time. To say it another way, historic volatility is essentially the standard deviation of closing prices over a period of time. A wide range of closing prices results in a higher standard deviation and thus [...]

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