Daily DCE Review 21/8/21

Iron ore futures moved flatly on Monday day session, and dipped at session close, following previous week of trading losses. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then dropped by 1.05% day-on-day or down RMB 8 to RMB 757/mt, during the day trading session on Monday. The rebar futures, however rose by …

Daily Capesize Review 20/8/21

Capesize freight rates maintained bullish momentum with strong showings in both basins, amid tightening tonnage supply. The Capesize 5 time charter average, then rose by $2,370 day-on-day to $49,731 on Friday, extending the bullish run. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also continued its record-breaking upward movement reaching high levels of $4,092, up 2.92% day-on-day, due …

Morning Fuel Oil Report 23/08/21

Morning Oil Report   At 10:58 am Singapore time (0258 GMT), the ICE October Brent futures contract was up 87 cents/b (1.33%) from the previous close at $66.05/b, while the NYMEX October light sweet crude contract was 74 cents/b (1.19%) higher at $62.87/b.   The pandemic still provides the oil market with a sense of …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 23/8/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract gave back most of gains created by last Friday. Hourly MACD weakened. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross below overbought area. Hourly CCI corrected to bearish area from bullish area fast. The short support 735.0 was strong, which used to create a market reversal. However …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 23/8/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         U.S. Dollar reached the highest since last November on last Friday. Dollar entered a strong cycle. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         Platts 62% 139.10 (+8.90), MTD 163.36. ·         Jan -Jul China  recycled iron and steel imported 420,500 tonnes. Major import from Japan. SGX …

Tanker Morning Report 23/8/21

News Headlines:   OIL DAYBOOK EUROPE: Asia’s Excess Diesel to Head West; Margins  (Bloomberg)   When the pandemic spread across Asia last year, oil traders sent an armada of tankers to haul excess diesel supplies out of the region. Now, as the delta variant of the coronavirus rips across the continent, the same thing could happen …

China Wuxi Cobalt Index Weekly Technical Review 23/8/2021

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bullish. China Wuxi Cobalt slight rebound but in general maintained stable during the past week. However MACD is creating a gold cross. Daily slow stochastic KD created gold cross above oversold area. CCI rebounded fast to reach bullish area. A potential bottom area is created if Cobalt rebounded with volume …