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Thompson on Cotton: Mixed Signals Nov 22, 2022
Confronted by mixed signals both macroeconomic and fundamental, cotton prices fell sharply last week. Though trading nearly limit up mid-week, it wasn’t enough to stave off losses as December futures […]
Thompson on Cotton: Where to from here? Nov 14, 2022
Cotton prices will rally for yet another week, albeit at a slower pace and in lighter volume. Since falling to a low of 70.21 on October 31, December futures have […]
Thompson on Cotton: Did Christmas Come Early? Nov 7, 2022
Did Christmas come early? A look at last week’s market action and one would think so. December futures, after sliding to a low of 70.21 on Monday, rallied seventeen cents […]
Thompson on Cotton: Futures Drop into 70s, but Likely Won’t Move Much Lower Oct 24, 2022
Desperately in need of a parachute, cotton prices fell for the sixth consecutive week. Plummeting through previous support, current crop December futures traded below 80 cents for the first time […]
Thompson on Cotton: Take Advantage of Exceptional Basis Oct 19, 2022
It was the same song but second verse, as cotton traded wildly for yet another week. Hitting daily trading limits both up and down, prices swung from a high of […]
Thompson on Cotton: Fundamentals Having Little Impact on Market Oct 3, 2022
For the third consecutive week, cotton prices plummeted. After dropping over seven cents last week, it has given up an astounding 28 cents for the month. It now finds itself […]
Thompson on Cotton: Caught in Crossfire Between Demand and Inflation Sep 26, 2022
Oh, how the mighty are falling! The Dow Jones dropped over 1,100 points for the second consecutive week closing at 29,549 breaching the psychological 30,000-point mark for the first time […]
Thompson on Cotton: Poor Economic News Brings Out Bears Sep 19, 2022
Like sticking a pin in a balloon, the wind was taken out of the market last week as poor economic news brought out the bears. The once resilient consumer appears […]
Thompson on Cotton: Managed Funds Watching for USDA Numbers Sep 12, 2022
Compared to that of the previous week, last week’s market activity, though subdued, was encouraging. In much need of support after giving up over 14 cents and crashing through both […]
Thompson on Cotton: Strong Rally Shows Market Still Has Life Aug 29, 2022
Most all commodities posted significant gains last week with cotton being no exception. Once again, buyers outnumbered sellers as supply side worries continue to mount. Though volume was down from […]
