Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 03/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • The U.S. Markit Manufacturing PMI in June was 46.3, est. 46.3, last 48.4. Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 43.4, est. 43.6, last 43.6.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $110.55, -1.05, MTD $110.55. Tangshan restriction official carried out, limited trading activities observed on Chinese ports and …

Iron Ore DCE September23 Daily Technical Review 03/07/23

Verdict- Neutral to Bearish. DCE Sep23 contract corrected slightly during the trading day. The intra-day support was on 814.0, observed from hourly candles. The periodic resistance was on 830.0 level, price accelerated correction after a rejection. Hourly slow stochastic KD deepened correction. Hourly CCI left bearish territory to neutral area. First support 800.0. First resistance …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 27/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • EU extended sanctions on imports of products from Russia, including steel and materials. Importers are required to prove that the materials they have used are not from Russia. • The USD/CNH once reached new high at 7.24 since November 30th in 2022, because of the …

Iron Ore DCE September23 Daily Technical Review 26/06/23

Verdict- Neutral. DCE Sep23 contract opened low at 785.0 and closed high at 797.0. Hourly MACD narrowed in bearish territory. Hourly slow stochastic KD created higher gold cross in neutral area. Hourly CCI broke bearish territory and entered neutral area. Be aware of 812.5, which was the major resistance level from Jun 19th. First support …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 26/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. PMI in June at 53.0, refreshed three month low, however maintained above 50 for five consecutive months. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $112.15, -0.25, MTD $112.68. Some Chinese sintered facilities suspension, following with macro change including U.S. interest hike and Chinese LPR decrease …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 21/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • The Presiden of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, said that his country would stop exporting refined copper, because this metal would be processed into cathode copper domestically. It is understood that Free economic zone Indonesia and Amman Mineral Internal will complete the construction of smelters next year, …

Iron Ore DCE September23 Daily Technical Review 20/06/23

Verdict- Neutral. DCE Sep23 contract corrected for the second trading day. A further breakdown on 799.0 potentially drive iron ore to a correction. Hourly MACD stayed in bearish area for 90% of times from June 9th. Hourly CCI rebounded from bearish territory to neutral area. Short-run technical was indicating a neutral sentiment at the moment. …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • China 1-year length and 5-year length Loan Prime Rate down 10 bps, previously maintained unchanged for 9 months. • China NBS: China produced 16,613 units of excavators, down 25.9% on the year. Total produced 117,524 units of excavators, down 17.8% on the year.   Iron …

Iron Ore DCE September23 Daily Technical Review 19/06/23

Verdict- Neutral. DCE Sep23 contract corrected the growth of Friday. As expected, iron ore in DCE maintained a neutral sentiment during the past four trading days. The periodic high became the first resistance level. The first support at 802.0 became a neckline level from hourly chart. Hourly MACD widened in bearish territory. Hourly CCI approached …