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Ryan Delany
May 24, 20244 min read
Sugar Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated:Â May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the sugar market, we will look at the...
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Ryan Delany
May 23, 20244 min read
Cocoa Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated:Â May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the cocoa market, we will look at the...
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Ryan Delany
May 23, 20244 min read
Cotton Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated:Â May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the cotton market, we will look at the...
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Ryan Delany
Aug 10, 20235 min read
Groking the Coffee Market
When I was a very green commodity analyst, my boss said something to me that I will never forget. I was being trained up on the job at...
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Ryan Delany
Jan 10, 20235 min read
Coffee Destination Stocks – A Guide
In #Coffee, and in many #commodities like it, stocks (inventory levels) drive price. This is particularly true in coffee because the...
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Ryan Delany
Aug 11, 20223 min read
What the Latest Inflation Number Means for Coffee (and all Commodity) Prices
The overall framework in commodities is that a weak USD rallies commodities and a strong US dollar devalues commodities. This is the...
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Ryan Delany
May 10, 20225 min read
Understanding Physical Coffee Prices
It is a well-worn cliché to those of us in the #coffeeindustry to compare coffees to wines but it helps us convey to the lay-person the...
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Ryan Delany
Apr 21, 20225 min read
Understanding the US Dollar Impact on the Coffee Market – Part 2 – Predicting the USD
The #USD directly impacts the price of #coffee (and all #commodities): Dollar strength lowers the prices of commodities and coffee, and...
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Ryan Delany
Dec 28, 20214 min read
How to Read Coffee Weather
#Weather is one of the key reasons that agricultural #commodities are volatile, and in #coffee this is particularly acute. It is often...
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Igor Bragato
Dec 1, 20213 min read
Technical Studies #1: Using the RSI for Coffee Trading
One of the most useful #TechnicalAnalysis indicators for #commodities in general, and the #coffeemarket in particular, is the Relative...
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Ryan Delany
Nov 11, 20213 min read
7 Data Points to Watch in Coffee
#Coffee is a rapidly changing market and while conviction is essential, we need to be prepared to change our view when the facts change....
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Ryan Delany
Sep 22, 20213 min read
What to Expect When Your Expecting (a Fed Press Release) *Coffee Market Edition*
In just a few short hours, the #FOMC (230pm EST) will be making a statement and the markets will be reacting. For people in the #coffee...
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Ryan Delany
Sep 2, 20213 min read
The Struggle for $2 Coffee, Comparison with 2014
4 days in a row now #CoffeeMarket has tried and failed to break the psychologically significant 200 level. Back in 2014 #coffeefutures...
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Ryan Delany
Aug 20, 20213 min read
Coffee Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the coffee market, we will look at the #COT. This report is...
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Ryan Delany
Aug 19, 20213 min read
Why Coffee Certs are Different Now, and NOT Bearish
One of the most important data points to follow in the #coffeemarket is the certified stocks. Every day, I send out my #Coffee...
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Ryan Delany
Aug 5, 20215 min read
A Macro Boon for Coffee
Yesterday the #BrazilianCentral Bank announced a rate increase of 1% to combat the rising #inflation. This is the largest increase since...
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Ryan Delany
Jul 27, 20213 min read
Volatility and Inversion in the Calendar Spreads
The #Arabica #coffeemarket was inverted by 5 bps in N22/U22 as of 7:18am. This is VERY unusual. I'm not trying to be alarmist here, I...
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Ryan Delany
Jul 13, 20212 min read
The Pied Piper of Coffee
Back in October 2020, the Pied Piper of the Brazil drought led away all of the bearish Rats from the #CoffeeMarket, and now he has...
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Ryan Delany
Jul 8, 20213 min read
FOMC Might be Bullish Coffee
I read the Federal Reserve minutes so you don't have to! Steady as she goes from the #FederalReserve. This may disappoint #USD bulls who...
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Ryan Delany
Jun 20, 20213 min read
The Doomsday and Mini-Doomsday Inflation Scenarios
The #FederalReserve's #FOMC met this past week, and the results are relevant to us in the #coffeemarket, and indeed all of the...
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