Reading Time: < 1 minute The large net short position in canola futures held relatively steady during the week ended Jan. 30, with speculative traders making only minor adjustments, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Funds still sitting on large net short position in canola
Soybeans' net short position increased by about 5,000 contracts
ICE canola weekly outlook: Market stabilizing, but for how long?
Domestic crushers running at full capacity but export demand lacking
Reading Time: < 1 minute ICE Futures canola contracts continued to show some modest strength during the week ended Jan. 24, as the market stabilized above the lows hit earlier in the month. However, whether the uptrend continues or canola retreats to fresh lows remains to be seen.
Record large short position grows in canola
CBOT net short position on soybeans more than doubled
Reading Time: < 1 minute The record large net short position in ICE Futures canola continued to rise in mid-January, as fund traders put on more bearish bets and liquidated long positions, according to the latest Commitments of Traders report from the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
ICE weekly outlook: Drifting market in need of outside support
South America growing conditions likely price driver in soy markets for next months
Reading Time: < 1 minute The ICE Futures canola market remained under pressure heading into the New Year, lacking any significant supportive news of its own that could spark a move higher.
ICE canola futures’ daily limit expanded to $60
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — The daily price limit (DPL) for canola futures contracts on the ICE Futures platform will rise to $60 per tonne starting Nov. 1, the exchange announced Tuesday. The DPL determines how much a contract can move in a given session above or below the previous settlement. The new level compares with the current […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Rising canola market watches harvest
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts remained pointed higher during the week ended Wednesday, hitting some of their best levels in two years. However, its upside may be limited as harvest picks up over the next month. “Canola could go a little higher, but we’re probably pushing upper ranges for now until we have more […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola off highs, rangebound
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts tested long-time chart resistance during the week ended Wednesday, but failed to break higher and retreated to hold rangebound overall. The Phase One trade deal signed Wednesday between the U.S. and China failed to give the grain and oilseed markets a boost, as the vague details of the actual […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Canola values could fall further
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Although canola has continued to be rangebound, one analyst believes prices are due for a downward shift toward the low end of the spectrum. “Gravity is going to pull it back down to the low end of the range, and $10-$15 [per tonne] wouldn’t be surprising,” said David Derwin, an analyst with PI […] Read more
ICE weekly outlook: Rangebound canola looks for bounce
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — ICE Futures canola contracts moved lower during the week ended Wednesday but remain rangebound overall, as market participants continued to await a clearer picture on the size of the 2019 crop. “The overall grain and oilseed complex still feels heavily weighted, but I’m hoping for at least a short-term bounce,” said Mike Jubinville […] Read more
Funds add to canola short position in early August
Reading Time: < 1 minute MarketsFarm — Fund traders added to their large net short position in canola during the first week of the new crop year, according to the latest commitment of traders (CoT) report from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). The net managed money short position in canola came in at 69,062 on Tuesday (Aug. 6), […] Read more
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