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8 Dec 2016
DTN Early Word Opening Livestock 12/08 05:58 Hog Paper Set to Open With Moderate Strength Expect lean hog contracts to open at least moderately higher, supported by follow-through buying and impressive late-year fundamentals. Live and feeder futures should open on a mixed basis as traders cautiously position ahead of cash potential. By John Harring...
7 Dec 2016
DTN Closing Livestock Comment 12/07 17:04 Lean Hogs Continue Bullish Explosion Lean hog futures slammed another round of triple-digit gains Wednesday, powered by technical-buying and impressive cash spending. The cattle complex settled mixed in the live market and modestly higher in the feeder trade. By John Harrington DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL...
7 Dec 2016
DTN Chart Technical Points 12/07 16:30 DTN FUTURES 10 12/07/16 SLOW STOCHASTIC PRICES ARE DECIMAL MOVING AVERAGES RSI'S 5 Day 20 Day CONTRACT CLOSE 4-Day 9-Day 18-Day 45-Day 9Day 14Day 30Day %K %D %K %D CBTWT DEC 386.25 388.13 385.97 394.26 404.11 41.84 42.03 43.01 76 66 30 17 CBTWT MAR 401.00 405.06 407.03 414.08 423.53 35.23 37.47 40.53 58 49 23 ...
7 Dec 2016
DTN Closing Grain Comments 12/07 13:53 Not Even a Cold Snap Helps K.C. Wheat Not even a forecast of single-digit temperatures for western Kansas were enough of a threat to help K.C. wheat trade higher Wednesday as the March contract fell a nickel to a new contract low on the close. Row crops were quietly mixed with soybeans getting a little help fr...
7 Dec 2016
DTN Midday Livestock Comments 12/07 11:54 Hog Futures Post Sharp Gains Midweek Follow-through buying has quickly developed in lean hog futures. This pushed prices $2 per cwt higher in nearby contracts. Cattle markets are under light to moderate pressure although trade volume remains sluggish. By Rick Kment DTN Livestock Analyst GENERAL COMMENTS: St...