Two Bullish Corn Charts in a Bearish Market
This is a sample entry from John Payne’s newsletter, This Week in Grain. As a reader of TWIG, I hope you have come to understand my major objective to inspire ideas so you can hedge or trade these...
View ArticleSeller’s Remorse: The Curse of The Cash Sale
Let’s talk about a phrase we like to call Seller’s Remorse. You may be asking, “What is it and how does it happen?” We will answer that question in greater depth later on, but it is more important to...
View ArticleWhen to Hedge? When to Make Cash Sales? Know the Difference!
Through our experience from working with more than a few grain farmers, we are always dealing with the producer dilemma of choosing whether they should hedge or make a cash sale. As similar as the two...
View ArticleWhat to Keep in Mind Before Starting a Marketing Plan
As commodities prices rally, producers of goods should be taking a hard look at marketing plans that will hedge downside price risk. When the U.S. initiated credit swap lines with Europe back in...
View ArticleRe-Ownership Strategies Explained: Have your Cake and Eat It Too
Part 1: Hedging Stock Exposure For those of us who are involved in the buying and selling of assets, the feeling of buyers/sellers remorse is one that can remain with us for a while. As anyone who has...
View ArticleThe Collar: The Bread and Butter Option Strategy for Hedgers
Many believe that we are in a golden age of farming in this country. Since the summer of 2006, we have seen grain prices move in a big range, both up and down. These price fluctuations combined with...
View ArticleEliminate Report Risk: Use Weekly Options to Hedge Short Term
A few months back, the CME Group launched weekly grain options for corn, wheat, and soybeans. On Sunday, September 25th, the CME Group will introduce Live Cattle and Soybean Oil/Meal weekly options....
View ArticleHedging by Purchasing Options: A Margin Free Way of Risk Management
Talk with any hedger and they’re sure to tell you about an experience with trading on margin. Margin is a good faith deposit that a hedger must have in their account in order to initiate a long or...
View ArticleSWINE TIMES 8-21-17
The product market has turned, and the live hog prices are following them. Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 8/18/ 17 *Product Price...
View ArticleCATTLEMAN’S ADVISORY WEEK ENDING 8-11-17
Weekly Cattle Commentary 8/11/2017This week’s cash prices saw the bulk of cattle trading 114.50 to 116, 2 to 3$ lower than last week’s trades. Dressed sales were 183 to 185$. Basis was 5$ over the...
View ArticleSWINE TIMES 8-14-17
The product market has turned and the live hog prices are following them. Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 8/4/ 17 *Product Price...
View ArticleSWINE TIMES 8-7-17
The product market has turned and the live hog prices are following them. Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 7/28. *Product Price Monday 7/31...
View ArticleTHE SWINE TIMES 7-31-17
The product market has turned and the live hog prices are following them. Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 7/28. *Product Price on Monday 7/24...
View ArticleCATTLEMAN’S ADVISORY 7-31-17
Weekly Cattle Commentary 7/28/2017 This week’s cash prices finished at 117, 3$ lower than last week’s trades. Dressed sales 185 to 187$. Basis was 4$ over the August Live board. Estimated weekly...
View ArticleCATTLEMAN’S ADVISORY
Weekly Cattle Commentary 7/21/2017 This week’s cash prices ranged finished quite strong with the bulk of them at 120 and 120.50 reported out of Colorado, fully steady with last week’s trades. Dressed...
View ArticleTHE SWINE TIMES 7/24/17
Here is an abbreviated version of the weekly pork report. The full report will be back next week. Below is how the weekly product market changed for the week ending 7/21. *Product...
View ArticleSWINE TIMES 7-3-17
We will offer an analysis of the June Hog and Pig crop report that came out this past Thursday and what we believe it means to live hog futures going forward. First, let’s look at what happened with...
View ArticleTHE CATTLEMAN’S ADVISORY NEWSLETTER 6-26-17
Weekly Cattle Commentary 6/23/2017 The bulk of the week’s cash prices ranged between 122 and 123$, with the end of the week dropping to 120$. Dressed sales 190 to 195$. Basis by Friday was 1$ over...
View ArticleHedging with Commodity Futures: It’s All About Managing Price Risk!
This post originally appeared in FutureSource’s Fast Break Newsletter on February 25, 2011, where Drew Wilkins is a regular contributor on various futures trading topics. The goal of hedging is to...
View ArticleTwo Bullish Corn Charts in a Bearish Market
As a reader of TWIG, I hope you have come to understand my major objective to inspire ideas so you can hedge or trade these grains markets on your terms. Lately, I have been asked by producers why it...
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