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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review Dec 25th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore rejected by 1069.5, the important resistance level. From hourly chart, hourly MACD created gold cross. Slow stochastic KD widened and increase. CCI created new high during the week. Technical signals were indicating potential to create new high. The first support is 1005.0. The first resistance is 1069.5

More iron ore price corrections after stricter trading measures

A total of 770,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Dec 24, less 7.23% on-week as compared to the trade volume of 770,000 mt recorded last week. Benchmark iron ore prices peaked above $175/mt since the start of the week, but soon dropped as Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) imposed stricter measures …

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DCE rebounds despite strict trading restrictions

Iron ore futures rebounded over buoyant market outlook, despite DCE’s tightening of trading limits. The most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rose slightly by 0.93% or RMB 9.50 to RMB 1,036/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange however, dropped by 0.39% or RMB 17 day-on-day …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Dec 24th

Ferrous Market –    Tangshan 10 sample steel mills pig iron before tax 2702 yuan/tonne, billet cost 3474 yuan/tonne, up 110 yuan/tonne w-o-w. Gross profit 396 yuan/tonne, up 100 yuan/tonne. –    China will reduce some waste metal custom tax to 0. Mongolia coke custom tax reduced from 5% to 2.5%. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production …

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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review Dec 24th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore spiked and retreat from the high during last trading hour. Iron ore consolidate in the range 1027.5- 1059.0 area in short-run potentially. Hourly slow stochastic KD potentially create dead cross. Hourly MACD flattened during last two hours. Technical signals were indicating neutral. The first support is 1127.5. The …

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DCE corrects from trading limits

Iron ore futures continued to correct after another choppy session, as market participants felt the effect of trading limits imposed by the exchange. Thus, the most-traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) went down by 5.78% or RMB 62.50 to RMB 1,027/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Dec 23rd

Ferrous Market –    Ganggu Construction Steel Inventory: production 5.31 million tonnes, up 40,100 tonnes w-o-w. Mills inventory 4.46 million tonnes, up 47,800 tonnes w-o-w. Circulation inventory 5.58 million tonnes, down 92,600 tonnes w-o-w. –    MySteel Australia and Brazil iron ore total delivery at 25.17 million tonnes, up 2.45 million tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore delivery …

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Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review Dec 23rd

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. DCE iron ore decreased total 10% open interest from Tuesday and Wednesday. From hourly candles, iron ore potentially created a roof area and face mid-run level reversal from peak area. Hourly MACD was narrowing below 0 axis. Hourly candles were continuously decreasing the volatility. Hourly slow stochastic KD created …

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