Soybeans - Long Term

DaveT

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Any views on where soybeans are headed on 2004?

There was a lot of money to be made on the run up this year.

I am closely following the fundamentals; the market cannot tolerate any S.America/ 04 US weather problems re. SUPPLY.

China remains the key re. DEMAND - -trade delegation in US currently.


Technically, the long term charts still look good to me.

On the weekly chart attached , I see a RISING WEDGE reversal with an eventual objective of 922.
I have also drawn the 50% RETRACEMENT level of the AUG - NOV rally, which could act as support on a shorter term decline.

Note how the 2001 DOUBLE BOTTOM objective was eventually met in '03; again not before a 50% RETRACEMENT of the 2002 rally.

Any thoughts?
 

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Hello David,

I agree with you that the longer term outlook is UP for this market. The demand will remain strong, especially from China.
We have to be careful though in the shorter term, not to read too much in the recent agreement by the Chinese buyers delegation to purchase 2.5 MT and maybe another 2.5 MT later. The Chinese are known to make big announcements to buy, drive up the prices on the back of the speculators, short the market, and then cancel the orders. They pulled this regularly in the wheat markets.

Best regards, and good trades !
Andreas
 
I notice a strong intermarket correlation between SOYBEANS and CANOLA.

Take a look at the chart attatched. SOYBEANS appear to lag the CANOLA chart by 1-2 years....

Fundamentally, they are quite separate - CANOLA is mainly grown in CANADA and therefore at the mercy of the weather there, (I think). Soybeans, ofcouse, being grown in US and BRAZIL.

Does this portend a top within the next few weeks/months? If the chart correllation continues, SOYBEANS could retrace most of the 2003 rally this year. ( say 78.6% FIBBONACCI ?)

As a Technical Analyst, I view INTERMARKET ANALYSIS as another valuable tool. I was reading an article yesterday about an analyst who has spotted an exact correlation between the S&P and the NIKKEI -

ie. S&P 2000-2005 BEAR is charting EXACTLY as NIKKEI 1990-1995 BEAR, turn-for-turn, making this current equities bull run no more than an obvious bear market rally, which should end soon....

For specific timing of entry/exit, you need daily charts, ofcourse, but I always consider it important to get as broad a view of the BIG PICTURE as possible.

Any thoughts?
 

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For anyone interested, I have copied the article here.. (hope that's OK)



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Not too sure I see that Canola and Soybeans are that closely related .. just from looking at that chart they can go in completely opposite directions buy a long way and can range over several years! I am too impatient (and profit/loss sensitive) to wait that long. I am very small long of Soybeans after this breakout from 800 .. will stop out if goes a bit below 800.
Peter
 
Thanks PeterTT,

My point about CANOLA/SOYBEANS similarity is really about the general pattern of prices since bottoming in 2000/2001 - ie., a breakout of downtrend, consolidation sideways-to-lower, then a sharp run-up, consolidation, etc

Just an observation...

.
 
I think that when considering relationships between canola and soybeans it is good to have an appreciation of crush margin. The real demand will come from the crusher who ultimately makes money by selling the meal and oil. Many plants can switch between soy and canola depending on the relative margin. Same goes to a smaller extent with Sunflower oil although the seed is much more a physical market. I spent some years trading soybean and products and worked very closely with the crushers all they look to do is to maximise their margin and hedge out as much risk as possible. With this in mind a cyclical relation between these products makes sense.
 
Canola weekly chart

Hi

hope no-one mnds my joining this thread but im inclined to agree with PeterTT. I follow canola, soybeans and other commods reasonably closely and whilst there are times when they move in unison - im convinced they operate entirely in their own cycles.

Anyway i've attached a canola weekly chart EW analysis which if correct then we might expect canola to take off before year end unless it breaks below the target shown. :?:

Rgds
GWD


*Nothing in this posting or any attachment is intended to be a trading recommendation in relation to any market and as such is given purely as my own interpretation and is for information purposes only*
 

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Very interesting to read the above dialogue on Canola vs Beans. Forgive my inexperience but where can I find the canola contract. my boker doesn't seem to offer it. Is it a liquid contract? thanks
 
RE: SOYBEANS:

AVIAN BIRD 'FLU (a strain of) has been found in Deleware , USA.
Beans down 20 in overnight trading.

www.agweb.com

Multi-nation ban on US poultry. This could hurt feed/meal demand further?

Monthly Supply/Demand report out Tuesday. Further adjustments?

VERY VOLATILE trading conditions. My position at the moment?

STAND ASIDE!!! Until clear trend re-develops.
 
Soybeans

Thanks for news link.

Price pattern for S H4 points to potentially bearish set-up. Last week's recovery failed (thusfar) to make new highs. Friday trading was a Doji and if in todays' trading price reverse down from current 837, it could develop in a doji star.

I may be going short should prices drop on momentum weakness below 8334, Thursday's highs with a stop just above Fridays' high (say 8450), targetting below 800 (7260 is .382 retracement of the Aug-Jan rally!)
 
ok, that was not a good strategy, too speculative, should have waited to nearer to the close.
I hear that "funds" continue to be piling up: they bought another 2600 contracts on the day!!
 
Nice break up today out of 850 top area .. I am long from a few weeks ago (March contract) and managed to buy some more (May contract) on Wednesday evening. Not certain yet but will probably add if there is some correction lower (860 ish) tomorrow.
 

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Well, my first long-term objective of 922'0 WEEKLY SOYBEANS has been surpassed.

Now the old Bull flag on the WEEKLY chart suggests 1046'0 or so...

Trust Brazil to have a weather problem!!
 
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