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Oil Prices Fall Back as Red Sea Oil Shipments Continue

WTI crude oil prices (CLU26) are down by about -4% today, giving back much of Thursday’s rally of +6.17%. Meanwhile, Sep Brent crude oil prices (CBU26) have fallen below $96 per barrel after posting a 2-month high of $1…

Stocks Stabilize as Oil Prices Fall Back, But Caution Prevails

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.06%, …

Tractor Supply Moves Up In Analyst Rankings, Passing Wabtec

In a study of analyst recommendations at the major brokerages, for the underlying components of the S&P 500, Tractor Supply Co. (Symbol: TSCO) has taken over the #71 spot from Wabtec Corp (Symbol: WAB), according to

Stocks Stabilize as Oil Prices Fall Back, But Caution Prevails

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.11%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.08%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.15%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.06%, …

Wheat Falling Back in Early Friday Trade

Wheat is trading with double digit losses on Friday morning. The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the c…

Cotton Fading Back Ahead of the Weekend

Cotton price are down 104 to 141 points on Friday morning. Futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per b…

Wheat Reverts Lower on Thursday

The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the close. KC HRW futures slipped late, with contracts down 3 to 1…

Cotton Fading Back Ahead of the Weekend

Cotton price are down 104 to 141 points on Friday morning. Futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per b…

Corn Slipping Back to Start Friday Trade

Corn price action is showing 4 to 5 cent losses so far on Friday morning, reverting from recent strength to start the last trade day of the week. Futures closed the Thursday session with contracts holding onto 2 to 3 ce…

Cattle Look to Friday After Thursday Bounce

$2.20 higher. Open interest was up 1,868 contracts. Cash trade has picked up mostly to $230 across the country. The Thursday Fed Cattle Exchange online auction showed no sales on the 1,530 head, with bids at $230. Feede…

Wheat Reverts Lower on Thursday

The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the close. KC HRW futures slipped late, with contracts down 3 to 1…

Wheat Falling Back in Early Friday Trade

Wheat is trading with double digit losses on Friday morning. The wheat complex faced some pressure on Thursday after rallying to fresh multi year highs overnight. Chicago SRW contracts were down 8 ½ to 13 cents at the c…

Soybeans Extend to Fresh Highs on Thursday

Soybeans saw some late pressure to pull off the intraday highs, as contracts were up 1 ¼ to 5 vents across most nearby contracts, with some deferreds down fractionally to 4 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bea…

XCOR's Holdings Could Mean 13% Gain Potential

Looking at the underlying holdings of the ETFs in our coverage universe at ETF Channel, we have compared the trading price of each holding against the average analyst 12-month forward target price, and computed the weig…