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5 days ago5 min read
Tidbits, Options Expiration, SA Crops, Truce Talks, Mutual Tariffs 2/18/25
Highlights There were rains of 2.5 to 3.5 inches across a wide area of Argentina’s crop land yesterday and more rain is expected this...
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Oct 28, 20245 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Call Options, Ukrainian Crops, Japan 10/28/24
Tidbits Crude oil futures gapped a dollar lower and traded as much as $4.00 lower last evening on the relatively “peaceful” Saturday...
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Oct 20, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Calls or Futures, US Ag Sales & Economy Share 10/20/24
Tidbits Ukraine's President Zelensky made demands while speaking before the EU's European Council in Brussels. Zelensky said he wants to...
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Sep 25, 20246 min read
Tidbits, Writing Options, China, USDA Report 9/25/24
Highlights After cutting interest rates 10 basis points Monday, yesterday China’s Central Bank presented the largest stimulus package...
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May 8, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Crude Oil, Short-Dated Options, S&D Estimates 5/8/24
Highlights The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced yesterday a tender to purchase 3.3 million barrels of crude oil for October...
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Apr 25, 20245 min read
Tidbits, May Options, War Escalations, Broilers & Ethanol 4/25/24
Highlights Analysts expect a military operation by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) will likely maintain upward pressure on the crude oil...
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Feb 20, 20243 min read
Tidbits, Options Expiration, Economy 2/20/24
Highlights European corn and wheat made new lows yesterday. Corn $4.29¼ per bushel and milling wheat $5.30 per bushel. Yesterday...
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Feb 18, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Put Options Strategy Explanation, Seasonals & Cocoa 2/18/24
Tidbits CBOT markets will not open until Monday evening. NOAA released its monthly 3-month long-range outlook for the US, joining several...
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Feb 5, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Cocoa Market & Production, Market Commentary - “Free” Storage 2/5/24
Tidbits USDA will release its monthly S&D on Thursday, February 8th at 11 AM Central Time. There will be no US production changes, just...
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Feb 3, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Cocoa, Q&A: Funds' Shorts, Markets & Rain Days Update 2/3/24
Highlights Late yesterday US time, the US launched airstrikes against Iran-backed militias in Syria and Iraq as the Mideast war continues...
Wright team
Jan 30, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Options Money Flow, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/30/24
Tidbits The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) has 12 members: the 7 members of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve, the...
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Jan 24, 20244 min read
Tidbits, Options Spread Update, Markets & Rain Days Update 1/24/24
Tidbits A Farm Futures survey of 825 growers resulted in them predicting US farmers will plant: 92.798 million acres of corn, 94.6 mil in...
Wright team
Nov 23, 20235 min read
Tidbits, Q&A: Options, Broilers & Ethanol, Markets & Rain Days Update 11/23/23
Highlights OPEC has postponed their Sunday meeting to consider production cuts. That news caused crude oil to sell-off over $3 yesterday...
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Oct 3, 20235 min read
Tidbits, OPEC, Calls vs DP, Export Inspections, Markets & Rain Days Update 10/3/23
Highlights OPEC members, Nigeria and Iran, have been cheating on their crude oil quota the past two months while other OPEC members did...
Wright Team
Aug 25, 20235 min read
Tidbits, Pro Farmer IA & MN, Bean Meal Options, Export Sales, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/25/23
Highlights Pro Farmer Crop Tour Results Thursday: Drought Monitor: % change of crop area in drought Corn +1, Cotton +8, Sorghum +1,...
Wright Team
Aug 19, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Economy, Ukraine's Export, Option Expirations, Markets & Rain Days Update 8/19/23
Written yesterday morning: "Roger, I am in one of the dry pockets of NE Iowa (about 45 minutes north of Waterloo). I have had a little...
Wright Team
Jul 26, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Soybean Meal Put Options, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/26/23
Highlights Ukraine and Russia attacks on each other early Wednesday were not as aggressive as the previous two days which allowed some...
Wright Team
Jul 15, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Key Reversal, Meal Puts, Wheat Harvest, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/15/23
Highlights A daily “key reversal” higher is created when a price makes a new low for the move and then closes higher than the previous...
Wright Team
Jul 10, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Courage Calls & Profitable Puts, Markets & Rain Days Update 7/10/23
Tidbits The Corn Belt will see progressively warmer and drier weather into the end of July moving west to east. Nasty hail in Nebraska...
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May 21, 20234 min read
Tidbits, Nitrogen, Soybean Meal Puts Exercise, Rain Days Update 5/21/23
Highlights Kevin Duling, market advisor and futures broker in Maupin, Oregon (kdinvestors@gmail.com and phone 541 980 4554) said: "The...
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