Iron ore futures had a choppy session and managed to book a gain at the close, despite market concerns over high port inventory. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 0.84% or RMB 6.50 day-on-day to RMB 789.50/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 6th
Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore consolidate in narrow range for the third trading day during the week. Trading volume down 32% from yesterday. Short-run correction needs to breakdown 772.5. At the same time, a rebound needs a breakthrough with volume on 805.5 level. Hourly slow stochastic is potential to create dead cross below …
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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 6th
Ferrous Market – MySteel 45 ports iron ore inventories at 128.12 million tonnes, up 482,500 tonnes w-o-w. Daily evacuation 3.1986 million tonnes, up 68,000 tonnes w-o-w. Australia iron ore 60.72 million tonnes, up 418,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore 39.56 million tonnes, up 174,000 tonnes w-o-w. 133 ships at ports, down 16. – Mysteel researched …
DCE dips in oversupplied market
Iron ore futures dipped despite some rally at the closing session, due to market concern over rising supply. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went down by 1.14% day-on-day to RMB 783/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were flattish and booked a …
Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 5th
Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. Iron ore morning session saw a big increase on new short which drive down price. In the afternoon the recover was also due to a short covering. As a result, iron ore short positions have more initiatives compared with long positions. A breakdown on next resistance 772.5 would smash …
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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 5th
Ferrous Market – Tangshan area 10 mills gross profit up 47 yuan to 302 yuan/tonne from last week. – Some Tangshan trade sources indicate HRC rolling mills stop operation from 4th – 6th. Some structural steel mills stopped operation again after previous curb end in Nov 1st, restart date to be announced. – Vale resorted …
DCE falls on softer winter steel demand
Iron ore futures fell on the close, despite opening high at the afternoon session before slumping toward the end, due to slower steel demand. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went down by 0.63% day-on-day to RMB 786.50/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures …
Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 4th
Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. DCE iron ore tested 805.5 five times from hourly chart since Oct 16th. However the supports are becoming higher. The current range area is 783.5 – 805.5, a rejection on both bounds would maintain iron ore in consolidation. Open interest evaporated significantly by 40,000 lots, the biggest single down …
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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 4th
Ferrous Market – Ganggu Construction Steel Inventory: production 5.32 million tonnes, up 17,800 tonnes w-o-w. Mills inventory 3.82 million tonnes, down 301,500 tonnes w-o-w. Circulation inventory 8.66 million tonnes, down 704,400 tonnes w-o-w. – Eurofer estimated steel apparent consumption down 14.6% in the year 2o2o, previous expected down 16.6%. Expected apparent consumption up 13% in …
DCE corrects after recent rally
Iron ore futures plunged on the market opening and ended the five consecutive trading days of gains, due to slower steel demand. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange went down by 1.25% day-on-day to RMB 787/mt on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were …