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Stock Market Closed

October 29, 2012 U.S. Stock markets  – All exchanges will be closed do to hurricane Sandy

Breaking News - Pending Home Sales

Breaking News – Pending Home Sales

National Agricultural Statistics Service Cotten Report

Cotton Ginnings ISSN: 1948-9021 Released October 25, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Running Bales Ginned by Crop – States and United States: October 15, 2009-2012 [Excluding linters. Blank cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun]

Breaking News - Crude Oil Inventories

Breaking News – Crude Oil Inventories

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to Monday’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. futures are suggesting a positive open this morning after Friday’s sharpest one day drop in nearly four months.  Market participants will be starting the week off with no economic data releases putting the focus on earnings and U.S. politics.  Headlines in the Euro Zone will have a stronger impact on U.S. markets as well.

Daily Grain Commentary

Could the dog be waking up? The overnight markets are showing signs of life again as things seem to be making an attempt of coming back to life for the bulls. The beans are trading 15-20 higher, meal has gained $4-5, oil gained 25-30, corn is up 4-5 and wheat is up 6-7.

U.S. Dollar Trading Higher Against Yen

The U.S. Dollar is trading higher against the Japanese Yen during the mid-morning U.S. session going into the weekend.

Natural Gas Commentary

Natural Gas traded higher settling $3.587 up $0.117 3.4%, unchanged now WoW. The curve was much firmer,

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to Friday’s Morning Coffee Break – U.S. equity futures are suggesting lower open on final session of the week, weak Google (GOOG, quote) results dampened investor expectations for the remaining earnings season, especially those names in the tech sector.

CurveAheadMarketStrategies.com Morning Coffee Break

Welcome to Wednesday’s Morning Coffee Break – Yesterday’s rally of triple digits on the Dow Jones Industrial and over 14 points in the S&P 500 has put U.S. markets back in the green for the month of October, just 8 session before Friday’s 25th anniversary of the 1987 stock crash.