FIRST LOOK, by Duane Lowry
Friday, October 5, 2012
SUNRISE OUTLOOK OVERVIEW:
*At 5:51 am> Grain/Soy Snapshots: Corn= 2 3/4 lower,    Wheat= 2 3/4 lower,    Soybeans= 3/4 higher.
*Where are we for the WEEK? Dec Wheat= down 33 1/4 cents; Dec Corn= up 3/4 cent; Nov Soybeans= down 49 1/2 cents; Dec Soymeal= down $18.00; Dec Soyoil= down 122 points; Crude Oil= down $0.48; US $ Index= down 58; Gold= up $22.60; Dow Index= up 143.
*Informa will release their latest US production estimates this morning.
Day Session Expectations vs Night Session Tone:
Dec Corn: Support= $7.35-40,   Resistance= $7.60
*We may need to have more tests of support under $7.50 during the next few/several days, possibly probing into the $7.35-40 zone? Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Nov Soybeans: Support= $15.10-20,    Resistance= $15.60
*We are in the final stages of defining a major seasonal bottom, but this may include a test/probe of recent lows. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Dec Wheat: Support= $8.50,   Resistance= $9.00
*Mixed indicators, but we seem vulnerable to probing recent lows during the next several days. Â Â
Outside Market Influences:
At 5:51 am> Price Snapshots: Crude was down $0.93, Gold was down $5.00, Dow Index was up 18 and the US $ was up 3.
*The US Dollar is positioning for a notable upside push in the weeks ahead. Â
Weather is similar to yesterday and offers little market influence. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Wheat has little for news. Some will point to improving Southern Plains moisture prospects in the 6-15 day window. Short-term technical conditions offer mixed signals, with a bias leaning towards another test/probe of recent lows. Overall conditions that have row-crops in the process of defining major bottoms, with inter-market spreads that will find it very difficult to build independently trending lower price patterns in wheat, makes it extremely difficult to embrace any downside probe here as part of a new downtrend at this time. We seem vulnerable to weakness during the next several days and likely a probe of recent lows. Such a move should be seen as a bear trap. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Corn traders await Informa's latest projections set to be released at 10:30 this morning. Short-term technical conditions will encourage layers of support and buying interest to build under the market, limiting the ability of any weakness to develop sustainable downside momentum. Search short-term weakness for longer-term buying opportunities. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Soybeans traders expect bearish slants to Informa's production estimates. While we are in the process of defining major seasonal bottoms, short-term technical conditions remain vulnerable to additional tests/probes of this week's lows. Such weakness events should be searched for longer-term buying opportunities. From a seasonal low, likely to be established near/just below this week's lows, upside potential will be approximately $3. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
In summary, there remains little for new storylines, but we await Informa's production estimates this morning and USDA's latest assessment next week. Technical conditions suggest viewing short-term weakness from the context of defining major longer-term seasonal bottoms and searching for buying opportunities. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
CORN:
Barge Values: October= +64 Z
CZ: Support= 7.35-45,   Resistance= 7.60-65
**PROFILE: Dec Corn> Layers of support will continue to surface on probes below $7.50. Short-term weakness during the next several days should be searched for longer-term buying opportunities. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
SOYBEANS:
Barge Values: October= +75 X
SX: Support= 14.90-15.10, Resistance= 15.60-65
SMZ: Support= 450-55, Resistance= 475
BOZ: Support= 49.50-50.50, Resistance= 53.00
**PROFILE: Nov Soybeans> We are likely in the final stages of defining the seasonal bottoms. This process can lead to a jab below this week's lows. Any test/probe of this week's lows need to be searched for longer-term buying opportunities. IN SUMMARY, short-term indicators suggest we may have more time to finalize season bottoms and the next several days may lead to a test/probe of this week's lows. However, such weakness should be seen as providing longer-term buying opportunities. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
WHEAT:
Barge SRW Values: October= +58 Z
WZ: Support= 8.40-45, Resistance= 9.00-9.10
**PROFILE: Chicago December Wheat> Mixed short-term signals. Probes below recent lows should not be embraced as trend-establishing moves.        Â
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