Holy Commodities Batman

We can’t not look at how insanely high some commodities have moved. 

Frozen Orange Juice Futures

Orange Juice Monthly Chart – Click to enlarge.

New all-time highs and up nearly +250% since February 2020. 

The only thing more freshly squeezed is my wallet. 🍊

Cocoa Futures

Cocoa Monthly Chart – Click to enlarge.

Not only are cocoa futures up over 44% since the beginning of the year, it’s trading at new all-time highs. 

Valentine’s Day 2024 just got a lot more expensive.🍫

Live Cattle Futures

Live Cattle Juice Monthly Chart – Click to enlarge.

If new all-time highs and a +33.91% gain since January weren’t crazy enough, then about an insane +117.45% gain since the April 2020 lows?

Ribeyes keep getting smaller and more expensive at the same time. 🐮

Gold Futures

Gold Monthly Chart – Click to enlarge.

Even though gold isn’t showing off the same YTD gains as the three above commodities, July 2023’s close was the highest monthly close ever. 

And even though gold has moved a little lower, it’s still parked pretty damn close to those highs. 🥇

Cotton’s Breakout Poses Problems

We know many of you are rolling your eyes at the title of this post because you’re thinking, “I trade and invest equities; why should I care about cotton prices?” And you’re right; you generally shouldn’t care. But commodities matter to the broader market when they’re at inflection points, which may be the case for cotton. 🤔

Give us a second to explain, and we promise it’ll all come together…

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Physical Gold & Oil Join The Party

It’s Friday, and we’re all looking forward to the weekend, so we’ll keep this article short. With almost every speculative asset on the planet participating in the recent rally, let’s quickly check in on two commodities making moves. 👀

We know digital gold (aka Bitcoin) has been absolutely crushing it, but physical gold has failed to participate. That is at least until today… 🤔

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The Market’s Next Show Stopper

While the U.S. economy continues to hold up relatively well, investors remain fearful about China and other international economies. So, one of the markets they’re watching for clues as to what might be ahead is copper futures. 🕵️‍♂️

We spoke about copper in May when investors viewed its selloff as a bearish economic diagnosis. And now, it’s back in the news for a similar reason. 📰

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