Ferrous trade weekly review 2/7/21

A total of 1.35 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Jul 2, amid reduced steel production for centenary political party celebration in Jul 1. Thus, many trade participants saw the production cut as temporary and will soon resume after the celebration to support higher steel output in early July. During …

Daily DCE Review 2/7/21

Iron ore futures closed the week on slight gains, amid bearish market sentiments of low steel demand and high port inventory. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then rose slightly by 0.77% day-on-day or up RMB 9 to RMB 1,182.50/mt at the close of day trading session on Friday. The rebar …

Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 2/7/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract tested low, however which was higher than the lower bound of consolidation range. Thus iron ore maintained in the consolidation range. Iron ore started to rebound during the last two hours, however volume was small. Iron ore technically consolidate in narrower range bounds. Hourly slow stochastic …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 2/7/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral to bearish. Macro ·         China Caixin PMI 51.3, estimate 51.8, last 52. ·         IMF predicted U.S. inflation rate will keep above 2%. IMF also predicted U.S. federal will increase interest rate from the end of year 2022 to early 2023. Iron Ore Key Indicators: ·         …

Daily DCE Review 1/7/21

Iron ore futures rebounded on Thursday, due to supply tightness and expected reduced steel output for the second half of the year. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then rose by 1.08% day-on-day or up RMB 12.50 to RMB 1,166/mt at the close of day trading session on Thursday. The rebar …

Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 1/7/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract maintained consolidation within the range of 1135.0 – 1209.0 from June 23rd. From hourly chart, slow stochastic KD created dead cross near overbought area. MACD potentially create dead cross. Technical signals were indicating a potential testing low in the next trading session, however mid-run neutral. The …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 1/7/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         National Bureau of Statistics: in June, the commodity price index fell from a high level. Recently, a series of policies of “increase supply and stabilizing price” have been effective, and the rapid rise of manufacturing prices has been controlled. The ex-factory commodity price …

Daily DCE Review 30/6/21

Iron ore futures fell for the second consecutive trading day, as steel demand slowed for the upcoming political party celebration and poor economic indicators. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then dropped down by 0.72% day-on-day or RMB 8.50 to RMB 1,165/mt at the close of day trading session on Wednesday. …

Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 30/6/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract consolidated during the current two days. Currently box range from 1135.0- 1171.0. Hourly MACD potentially create gold cross. Hourly KD created gold cross above oversold area. CCI created bullish divergence with price. Technical signals were indicating a potential test high in the next session. The first …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 30/6/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral to bearish. Macro ·         World Bank increased the China economy growth rate from 8.1% to 8.5%. China was the major economic entity after the pandemic recovery, where industry and consumption activities had recovered to pre-pandemic level. Moody expected China GDP in the year 2021 reached …