Futures Market Overview

Some are not familiar with what volatility is.  I think today's example will give you a good idea of how volatile the fat cattle futures market is.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Thursday closed up +0.91%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +1.29%. US stock indexes...

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell to a 2-1/2 week low and finished down by -0.40%. The dollar was weighed down Thursday by a decline in T-note yields. Also, Thursday’s stock rally reduced...

June WTI crude oil (CLM24 ) on Thursday closed down -0.05 (-0.06%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24) closed +1.91 (+0.74%). Crude oil and gasoline prices settled mixed on Thursday, with crude posting a new...

June Nymex natural gas (NGM24 ) on Thursday closed up by +0.103 (+5.33%). June nat-gas prices rallied sharply Thursday after weekly EIA nat-gas inventories increased at a slower pace than the five-year...

July ICE NY cocoa (CCN24) on Thursday closed down -721 (-8.70%), and July ICE London cocoa #7 (CAN24 ) closed down -695 (-9.59%). Cocoa prices plummeted to 6-week lows on Thursday as the downside correction...

July NY world sugar #11 (SBN24 ) on Thursday closed up +0.03 (+0.16%), and Aug London ICE white sugar #5 (SWQ24 ) closed up +2.20 (+0.39%). Sugar prices recovered from early losses on Thursday and finished...

July arabica coffee (KCN24 ) on Thursday closed down -9.90 (-4.58%), and July ICE robusta coffee (RMN24 ) closed down -298 (-7.49%). Coffee prices Thursday sold off sharply to 3-week lows. A rebound in...