by Jeff Friedman The first half of the year has been pretty awful for stock market investors. The S&P 500 was down about 5.5 percent in June, down 12 percent for the second quarter, and down about 8.5 percent for the year. We could experience another choppy quarter, but there is too much pessimism building—and [...]

Corn Rally Might be Cut Short by Dennis Cajigas The corn market has caught the attention of traders as we head into harvest, given late planting in some key growing areas and worries about the threat of frost. I see a divergence between what fundamentals dictate and the market’s recent price action, however, and feel [...]

The U.S. Department of Agricuture’s crop report was released today, with soybean production forecast at a record high of 3.25 billion bushels, and corn forecast at 13.0 billion bushels. The USDA said that based on conditions as of September 1, soybean yields are expected to average 42.3 bushels per acre, up 0.6 bushel from August and [...]

Sell Soybeans on Trend Shift By Dennis Cajigas and Daniel Faretta New Recommendations: Sell March soybeans at $9.90 a bushel or better; risk the trade to a close above $10.40. Look to take profits on a break to $8.56.