Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 06/05/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro • BOE increased interest rate by 25 basis points to 1% as expected, which was the fourth increase from last December. BOE base interest rate reached the highest over the last 13 years. • China Transportation Department announced that the high way tolls and …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 05/05/22

Verdict – Short-term neutral.   DCE iron ore September contract created consecutive five-day increase from April 26th. However the trading volume hasn’t seen any improvement over the previous five trading days. In addition, the intra-day high was resisted by the high created on April 25th, when market created the biggest single-day decrease since February 15th. …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 05/05/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro • U.S. trade representative Katherine Tai said on Monday that U.S. would consider using all tools to fight inflation, including reducing tariffs on Chinese exports. • European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said that the EU would completely ban oil imports from Russia …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 29/4/22

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract created a four-day consecutive increase, however the trading volume and open interest decreased significantly. Traders were cautious before the China and Singapore Labour Day. Hourly slow stochastic KD maintained a healthy growth in overbought area. Hourly CCI hold on bullish territory. An effective breakthrough on the …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 29/4/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • Chinese offshore yuan CNH depreciated 700 basis points at 6.66, dragged by the weakening of Japanese yen. • U.S. GDP Q1 growth rate -1.4%, created the first negative number since the Q2 2020, est.+ 1.1%, last +6.9%.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $142.00, …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 27/04/22

Verdict – Short-term neutral.   DCE iron ore September contract inched up during the day, with flat volume compared with yesterday. Iron ore created higher highs and lows, however resisted by import level at 836.0, which was the upper boundary of a previous gap. CCI, slow stochastic KD and MACD in hourly chart all became …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 26/4/22

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish.   DCE iron ore September contract rebounded slightly, however trading volume slumped by 30%, indicating the market currently has limited motive to reverse market back to bull. Hourly MACD potentially create gold cross. Hourly slow stochastic KD rebound fast after created a gold cross in oversold area. However the …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 26/4/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • China central bank PBOC decided to decrease foreign exchange deposit rate by 1% to 8%, effective from May 15th. CNH appreciated 389 basis points after a 1766 depreciation over the previous four trading days. • US Treasury Secretary Yellen hinted that in order to get …

Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review 25/4/22

Verdict – Short-term bearish.   DCE iron ore September contract reached limited-down several times during the day and closed only 2 yuan above limited down level. The trading volume increased significantly. Iron ore entered a mid-run bearish market. Hourly CCI refreshed new low since the Sep22 contract listed. Hourly MACD fell fast in bearish territory. …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 25/4/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Bearish.   Macro • EU issued a guidance document saying that it is feasible to pay on Russian natural gas with rubles, without violating the sanctions. • US Treasury Secretary Yellen hinted that in order to get rid of the highest inflation in 40 years, the United States is …