Iron Ore DCE May Daily Technical Review Dec 7th

Verdict – Short-term neutral, be aware of market reversal. DCE iron ore Jan contract correct from historical high after the spike on Friday night. However iron ore may entirely ignored the exchange inspection notice and stay similar level from Friday night closing. A breakthrough on 923.5, previous high, potentially push iron ore back to the …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Dec 7th

Ferrous Market –    Steelbank Inventory: construction steel inventories 3.33 million tonnes, down 8.18% w-o-w. HRC 1.34 million tonnes, down 7.79% w-o-w. –    A CISA official indicated iron ore spike has increased the industry risk and harm to the stabilisation on the ferrous chain, and suspect some market squeeze and manipulation. –    DCE started a new …

Iron Ore: A strong start to the end

A total of 925,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Dec 4, down 32.5% week-on-week, as compared to 1.37 million mt of iron ore traded last week.   Apparently, most of the end-users had risen their restocking activities over the past week and the lower transaction volume implied their concerns over …

DCE rises toward the RMB 1,000/mt mark

Iron ore futures ended the week on record-breaking rally, which might challenge the RMB 1,000/mt mark at this bullish market momentum. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange surged by 4.24% or RMB 39.50 day-on-day to RMB 972/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, …

DCE rallies for another record-breaking round on reduced Brazilian supply

Iron ore futures set for another record-breaking level, due to market concerns over reduced supply from Brazil’s Vale. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then rose by1.63% or RMB 15.50 day-on-day to RMB 937/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, however dipped by 1.23% or RMB 48 …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Dec 3rd

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract daily candle created a doji, however the intra-day high still create historic high. The Jan contract continue to roll, expected to finish early next week. The yesterday increase on position were proved as an intra-day turnover as most of them are decreased today. From hourly chart, …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Dec 3rd

Ferrous Market –    Vale decrease the iron ore 2020 production to 300-305 million tonnes, previously 310-330 million tonnes. The year 2021 expected production at 315-335 million tonnes. The year 2022 iron ore production reached 400 million tonnes. In next few years, Vale expected annual production reaching 450 million tonnes. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production …

DCE rises to record-high level on strong steel demand

Iron ore futures continued its record-breaking surge on good steel demand and market optimism on economic recovery from the pandemic. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then rallied by 3.43% or RMB 31 day-on-day to RMB 934/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, also rose slightly …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Dec 2nd

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract spiked following the coking coal Jan, which increased by 5.25%. The rolling of iron ore look very slow today. Be aware of short-run traders taking gains tomorrow. From hourly chart, slow stochastic KD went up through overbought area. CCI rebound slower. The first support is 915.0. …