Ferrous trade weekly review 15/10/21

A total of 2.79 million of iron ores was traded for the week ended Oct 15, a significant rise from previous week due to effect of the weeklong holidays in China. Apparently, restocking activities picked up as Chinese participants returned from holidays, while some trade participants were attracted by reasonable low pricing after much price …

Daily DCE Review 15/10/21

Iron ore futures failed to rally, despite low steel stocks and lesser iron ore supply from Rio Tinto as the miners reduced its annual guidance for 2021. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then fell slightly by 0.96% day-on-day or down RMB 7 to RMB 723.50/mt, during the day trading session …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 15/10/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract created a small round of rebound during Asian day session and retreated fast during the last few minutes, the intra-day high was away from last resistance. The support was significant on the 712.0 level. Hourly CCI was consolidating in the neutral range. Hourly slow stochastic KD …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/10/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Neutral. Macro ·         G20 Finance Minister believed that the pandemic related downside risk will still become an obstacle of global economy recovery, and encouraging countries to leverage political tools to counter against this pandemic impact. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         Platts 62% 126.00 (+2.40), MTD 122.83.PBF traded down 4 …

Daily DCE Review 14/10/21

Iron ore futures continued to decline amid bearish market sentiments on power rationing that limited steel output and raw materials demand. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then fell by 2.90% day-on-day or down RMB 22 to RMB 736/mt, during the day trading session on Thursday. The rebar futures also dipped …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 14/10/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore January contract maintained neutral in short-run after a round of rebound from late September. However iron ore potentially keep pushing if a new breakthrough on 748.0-753.5 area. Hourly KD created gold cross above oversold area. Hourly CCI rebounded stably. Technical signals were indicating the correction motivation was limited …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 14/10/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Neutral. Macro ·         China September Total Social Financing reached 2.9 trillion yuan, est. 3.05 trillion yuan, last 2.96 trillion yuan. China September M2 Monetary supply up 8.3% y-o-y, est. 8.2%, last 8.2%. ·         U.S. president Biden announced the biggest ports in U.S., Los Angeles port and Long Island Port …

Daily DCE Review 13/10/21

Iron ore futures continued to slide on downward direction, as trade participants expected further steel output cuts for winter season. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for January delivery then dipped by 5.92% day-on-day or down RMB 46 to RMB 731/mt, during the day trading session on Wednesday. The rebar futures also went down …

Iron Ore DCE Jan Daily Technical Review 13/10/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. DCE iron ore January contract hourly chart started a new correction phase from July 11th in short-run. The correction potentially continuous and testing low in the coming trading sessions. Hourly MACD widened below 0 axis. Hourly CCI entered a bearish territory. In short-run a breakdown on 720.0 would potentially …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 13/10/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Neutral. Macro ·         IMF decreased the global economy growth expectation and sent warning on stagflation. The global economy growth rate in July report decreased from 6% to 5.9% in the year 2021. The growth rate in the year 2022 expected at 4.9%. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         Platts62 $128.50, …