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nice link and post, traderaaa. very pro. how do i get to install demark setups? tradestation? IB?

traderaaa, thinking of long corn here? DEC/DEC or Long Jul 07 Short Dec 07 look interesting to me here. Worried about a Jun 30 USDA shocker, though

quick refresher? dressed cattle is ? and why does it trade in the 120's while LC trade in the 80's. thanks.

also: regarding droughts, heat, etc.... doesn't that "stress" the animals , create shortage, and elevate prices? or does it work another way ?

Interesting, you obviously know more of the cash side than I do, and its very helpful for me to learn. A couple more, probably obviousl questions: What is the choice/select spread. And what can one infer from this value getting smaller or bigger? The spread is around 22 now, but then I see...

true that nebraska cattle traded 1-2 LOWER this week? sounds to me futures could be a nice short? doesn't slaughter pace at 700k per week create a glut? what is this "packers margin" people talk about?

december corn: how many thinking we get weather premium built into late summer? how many see dec corn rallying above 3.00 how many see a massive long liquidation on actual plantings being more than march intentions report. mkt looks a bit vulnerable to me.... but i'm very biased...

any thoughts on buying some Oct 80 puts and selling 79 puts where is that spread pricing out to?

ok. why did open interest go UP in all this selloff. shouldn't we have see O/I contract?

guess from the COT report from last week it looks like 20k long for funds and 20k short for small specs . guess retail specs got taken out today.

limit up in cattle today? what the heck?

versus Tokyo sugar? cool

When do relevant cash trade figures post for a given week that traders watch for with so much expectation ? Where do they "hit the wire" and are published?

Is there a particular local/veteran that swings large positions in the cattle pit that is usually right on the ball or is followed closely ? Sort of like a Borsellino for cattle? How many actual physical traders are in the live cattle pit ? Is it highly populated? As a typical feedlot...

very confused to see the mixed price action in different months in live cattle: june july down and october december up. i keep on reading that the october december spread is a "battleground" in the pit. i have no clue why this is such a popular spread. everyone now thinks cattle should be...

thanks for the input. are there any typical seasonal spread trades popular in the cattle pit? like new crop/old crop in corn>?

Anyone have an idea of why December live cattle was up .42 while October was down .32 ? I guess June was up on live cash trade expectations which happened around 83-4 last week. Any color as to the interrelationships of the months based on fundamental cash themes appreciated.

and here is another one: feeders - ( 2 times live) looks like live cattle gains outpacing those of feeders? i.e. index getting more negative?

here is the spread evolution using front month corn and feeders and 4th position live cattle. in this case july corn, aug feeders, and dec live. so according to this graph it seems a feedlot's profitability is increasing yes? or trending higher?

Thanks, now how about the Cattle Crush spread. I understand it involves buying 1 Feeder Future or 65 head of animals Buying 1 corn future to feed the animals Selling 2 Live Cattle Futures or appx65 animals. First: What maturities do you use / lag? E.g. july corn, august feeders...