Trade in the direction of the breakout I assume. I have no edge being short or long in this range in coffee but agree with you Shagi.
Buy stops above 138
Sells stops below 130
We should expect range expansion and volatility to climb. At some point today when I was trying to buy my coffee puts I wondered if a monthly configuration pointed to upside potential more than downside. Fundamentals and my view on the Brazilian Real will keep me playing this from the short side, but need a breakdown for confirmation....
Plus, I kind of want to hedge my long cocoa exposure. Cocoa has been acting well but I'm concerned with today's double top at 2920.
The 2800/2900 call spreads, purchaed on average for 45.5 pts expire Aug 1st.
In case anyone missed the Crop Progress Report:
Corn:
60% G-E vs. 65% last week
31% Fair
9% P-VP
89% emerged vs. 98% Yr Ago, 95% Avg
Soybeans:
57% G-E
35% Fair
8% P-VP
56% Emerged vs. 80% Yr Ago, 74% Avg
Spring Wheat:
63% G-E
33% Fair
4% P-VP
98% Emerged vs. 99% Yr Ago, 96% Avg
USD had a strong day. Figured the move in 2yr treasuries was enough to signal strong convictions of an inflection point in the market. I personally am not convinced that the buck is out of the woods. Initially Crude had rallied close to 138 again this a.m. when the dollar was acting strongish.
So, strong USD, bearish BRL, bearish Coffee, and long Cocoa - and not sure I really have more to argue on the long side of that trade other than the chart looks strong and LIFFE Cocoa already took out its previous high..