A technical look at the U.S. Dollar Index, interest rates and gold.
Todd Hultman
DTN Lead Analyst
Todd Hultman is a DTN grain market analyst, and has worked in the commodity futures industry since 1985.
Todd began his career as a broker with Delta Futures Group in Omaha, where he relied on DTN's news and market quotes. In 1997, he left the brokerage business with a desire to spend more time researching the futures markets and educating others. The move led to the creation of an online educational resource for futures traders. That same strong interest to research and teach brought a Todd to DTN where he enjoys commenting on the grain markets. Todd is a 1981 graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha and has lived in the Omaha area for most of his life.
Recent Blogs by Author
-
-
A technical look at previous major peaks in soybeans.
More From This Author
-
Todd's Take
Last week's trade recommendations were met with a chorus of boos on Twitter. This week, I share constructive comments from market veterans.
-
Todd's Take
The U.S. trade dispute with China has largely been focused on U.S. technology companies and intellectual property concerns. It's time U.S. agriculture addressed its own issues with China.
-
Inside the Market
Unfortunately, coronavirus is still with us, but its bearish influence on crop prices has been replaced by bullish pressure thanks to remarkably large and unexpected purchases of corn and soybeans by China.
-
Todd's Take
In late 2020 and early 2021, large speculative positions in corn, soybeans and KC wheat offered no threat to rising prices. Will that remain true the rest of 2021?
-
Todd's Take
Wednesday's 47 3/4-cent drop in March soybeans inflicted slight technical damage to the chart, but it remains difficult to expect lower soybean prices ahead.
-
USDA Reports Preview
What to expect on Tuesday, Feb. 9, when USDA releases its latest Crop Production and World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) reports.
-
Todd's Take
January's meteoric rise and fall in the stock price of the company GameStop is an uncomfortable reminder for ag risk managers.
-
Inside the Market
Two major market factors that will carry into 2021 are COVID-19 and China's unquenchable appetite for feed grains and oilseeds -- one bearish and one bullish.
-
Todd's Take
Until this month, spot KC wheat prices slugged it out below $6.00 for nearly six years. Do prices deserve to trade higher?
-
Todd's Take
Tuesday's new corn crop estimate of 14.182 billion bushels was the latest in a string of confusing surprises that keep coming from USDA.
-
USDA Reports Preview
On Tuesday, Jan. 12, USDA will release its latest Crop Production, World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE), Quarterly Grain Stocks and Winter Wheat Seedings reports.
-
Todd's Take
On Jan. 6, March corn briefly traded above $5 for the first time since 2014. Corn has come a long way from the bearishness of early 2020, but are supplies tight enough to support prices at $5 or more?
-
Inside the Market
Here in the U.S., USDA gathers important grain supply information and freely publishes the data for the world to see. Grain supply information for China is largely hidden, which leaves the U.S. vulnerable.
-
Top 10 Ag Stories of 2020 - 4 (A)
No. 4 in DTN's yearly countdown of the top ag news stories looks at the tumultuous 2020 marketing year. There were so many significant market-moving events in 2020, it is easy to forget how much happened.
-
Todd's Take
Since soybean supplies were also tight during the 2013-14 season, prices from that time offer clues as to what to expect for soybean prices in 2021.
-
USDA Reports Preview
USDA's December WASDE report is usually a mere formality, but traders will be interested to see how tight USDA says soybean supplies are in Thursday's report.