Chinese futures faced correction after recent rally as buying interests slowed, while steel demand came under threat from rainy season. Thus, the most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, dropped down by 2.12% day-on-day to RMB 737 per tonne on Thursday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on the …
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Capesize – Even Poor Summers give some Sunshine
2020 is taking the phrase annus horribilis to a new level for the Capesize 5tc market. The big sisters rarely have anything to celebrate in the first few months of the year, like a tourist spot emerging from lockdown, owners know that they to make hay when the sun is shining. Index values …
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Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 4th(Hourly Chart from May 19th to Jun 4th)
Verdict – Short-term bearish. DCE iron ore rejected by roof area at 770.0(last high at 775.0) and then created a slump before noon and before afternoon DCE closing, both timing with huge volume of long covering. The low breakdown the neckline from hourly range and created a multiple top. A reversal has created and mid-run …
Iron Ore Futures Consolidate on Supply Outlook
Dalian Iron ore futures have failed for a third day to break the high RMB 775 high that formed on the 01/06/20, bringing a halt to the previous 4-day rally after repeated warnings from financial institutions that the current supply tightness will ease in the later months of the year. Vale intend to …
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FIS Daily Physical Review Jun 4th
Iron Ore and Steel Market Updates – NDMC produced 2.29 million tonnes of iron ore, down 24.7% y-o-y. NDMC sold 2.55 million tonnes of iron ore down 24.3% y-o-y. – Vietnam steel mill HòaPhát sign an agreement to sell 120,000 tonnes to steel billet to CIEC Group in Hangzhou, China, with a contract value around …
Iron ore keeps up top table pressure
Iron ore futures advanced on Wednesday as investors gauged over short-term iron ore supply. On one hand, Australian miners have been going flat out and the country may be shipping in record volumes. According to initial tally compiled by Bloomberg, shipments from Australia were up by 3.2 million tonnes in May year-on-year to 79.7 …
Copper Rolling 3 Month Morning Technical Comment – 240 Min Chart
DCE flattens after Vale’s supply assurance
Chinese futures came slightly flat today after a selloff in the morning session, before recovering loss grounds later at afternoon session. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, edged up slightly by 0.40% day-on-day to RMB 755 per tonne on Wednesday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on …
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Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jun 3rd(Hourly Chart from Apr 16th to Jun 3rd)
Verdict – Short-term consolidation. DCE iron ore closed at 755.0 yuan slight lower than previous 757.0 yuan. The trading volume narrowed with a slight increase on open interest. From hourly chart, slow stochastic created second lower dead cross above overbought area, however flattened. Daily candles created a doji, and iron ore entered a symmetrical triangle …
Copper Bulls Maintain Control
Having initially reacted negatively to the the Chinese stimulus two weeks ago the futures found buying support at the 55 day average. The bulls maintain control pushing the futures back to (and slightly above) the highs from the 21 – 05 – 20 Control, but not dominance, four days of upward price action is …