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Wright Team
Nov 17, 20222 min read
Managing The Basis to Maximize Cash Price
The first principle of marketing grain is to separate the day one locks-in the basis from the day one locks-in the futures price. Why?...
Wright Team
Nov 14, 20225 min read
Track Exports to Predict Carryover Changes
Let's talk about US Grain Export Inspections and Export Sales The USA exports about 16% of its corn production, 48% of its soybeans, 52%...
Wright Team
Nov 14, 20223 min read
How to Predict Probable Demand Changes on USDA S&D Reports
On or about the tenth of every month, the USDA issues a Supply and Demand (S&D) Report. Below is the S&D for corn issued in September...
Wright Team
Oct 9, 20223 min read
Extra Beans: Commercial Storage or Sell Cash and Buy a Call Option
Marketing question from a client (first week of October 2022): Roger, I have about one-third of my soybeans unpriced. Am I better off to...
Wright Team
Aug 2, 20224 min read
What Should You Do Today? 8/1/22
New Tidbits The Sierra Leone-flagged ship Razoni with 26,000 mts of corn, departed Odessa at 9:48 am local time on today heading to...
Wright Team
Jul 31, 20223 min read
What Are Put Options & How to Use Them - Lesson 15 - Liquidation 7/30/22
To read any or all of the previous lessons on Put Options, go to the Farm Futures link below. September CBOT Wheat Put Options. Lesson 15...
Wright Team
Jun 3, 20223 min read
Olga's Options. Lesson 2. 6/4/22
Olga has Master’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering and she was smart enough to marry me, so she is not a person of low intelligence....
Wright Team
May 8, 20223 min read
A Study of Open Interest 5/7/22
Open Interest Change and Market Price Direction = Price Outlook For the three weeks ending April 22, 2022, corn open interest (the number...
Wright Team
May 1, 20222 min read
Why Use a HTA Contract Instead of a Forward Contract?
There are two grain markets. The futures market is the measure of the world supply and demand and the basis is the measure of local...
Wright Team
Mar 7, 20222 min read
How to Use Put Options: Simplified Version
When a farmer contracts grain, that includes locking-in the futures price at to arrive at a cash price. Often times, the futures price...
Wright Team
Feb 17, 20224 min read
The Facts of Grain Marketing
Since the Tech Guy had booked a commitment awhile back for this evening, there will be no opening calls or Tech Talk from him. But I do...
Wright Team
Feb 8, 20225 min read
The Joe Kennedy Story
How An Eight Year Boy Saved the Kennedy Fortune: Bullish Consensus Bullish Consensus is the measure of how many market advisors are...
Wright Team
Jan 22, 20223 min read
Open Interest of Specs
Open interest is the number of futures contracts on the books that must be offset at some later date with an equal, but opposite...
Wright Team
Nov 7, 20214 min read
Unused Price Insurance Can Still Make You Money
Roger, If I bought a March corn put for 12 cents, how far can market go up before that is worthless? As long as an option has not...
Wright Team
Oct 31, 20213 min read
SAF Will Change Your Life
1 November 2021 An Englewood, Colorado based company called simply Gevo makes sustainable, low-carbon biofuel and chemicals. After ten...
Wright Team
Oct 29, 202111 min read
Delivery Process at the CBOT
Futures Market Delivery Process and What It Indicates About the Price Outlook The one and only thing that keeps the futures markets...
Wright Team
Sep 3, 20219 min read
How to Use Open Interest to Predict Price Change
How to Use Open Interest A "big spec fund" (speculative trading fund) is group of investors who pool their money and hire a manager to...
Wright Team
Jun 13, 20215 min read
Gaps and How To Use Them
Technical Analysis Education: What are “Gaps” and How to Use Them There are many, many technical indicators and tools used by traders to...
Wright Team
Jun 10, 202112 min read
Roger's Outlook for World Agriculture April 2019
Long Term Outlook The obvious conclusion is world population is increasing and more people require more food and fiber. In the ten years...
Wright Team
Jun 7, 20218 min read
Cause and Effect of El Niño and La Niña Episodes
ENSO Explanation written May 2020 The US Government’s National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA) issues El Nino/Southern...
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