Author: Jim Wyckoff

Tuesday, October 1–Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Web Log * LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * The U.S. government is now partially shutting down as the October 1 deadline for a government budget plan was not met by U.S. lawmakers....

Monday, September 30–Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Web Log * LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * It’s a “risk-off” trader and investor mentality in the world market place Monday. The main focus of the market place...

GRAINS: December corn futures closed up 2 cents at $4.56 3/4 Thursday. Prices closed nearer the session high on more short covering in a bear market. The corn bears remain in firm near-term technical control. Traders are looking...

Friday, September 27–Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Web Log * LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * In overnight news, consumer confidence in the European Union rose to its highest level in more than two years during August. The...

December U.S. T-Bonds closed up 1 full point at 132 29/32 Tuesday. Prices closed nearer the session high Tuesday and hit a fresh six-week high. Bond market bears still have the overall near-term technical advantage. However, the...

Wednesday, September 25–Jim Wyckoff’s Morning Web Log * LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * The U.S. budget and debt ceiling issues are moving to the front burner of the market place. The U.S. government will have to at...

* LATEST MARKET DEVELOPMENTS * Amid a lack of major geopolitical developments or markets-moving economic data the past several days, the world market place continues to buzz about last week’s decision by the U.S. Federal...

LIVESTOCK: December live cattle closed up $0.75 at $129.70 Thursday. Prices closed near mid-range and hit a fresh two-week high as the bulls regained some upside near-term technical momentum Thursday. Ideas that cash cattle...