A trendline is a graphic representation of trends in data series, such as a line sloping upward to represent increased sales over a period of months. Trendlines are used for the study of problems of prediction, also called regression analysis or moving can be added to any data series. A...
Market Folly submits: I've been seeing a lot of people concerned about the action in the agriculture sector, namely fertilizer stocks. I just wanted to post and say that while yes, there is some concerning action in those stocks, the long-term trendline is still in tact. And, that's all I'm...
It's early ... way too early to adjust yields based on 90-day weather outlooks from NOAA. That means the "safe" assumption for 2006 U.S. corn and soybean yields is "trendline." USDA's trendline yields revealed at the 2006 Ag Outlook Forum are 147.7 bu. per acre for...
Market Folly submits: Circling through some of my favorite blogs, I found some charts worth posting up here in what I like to call the 'Technical Analysis Round-up.' Longer term readers will know I like to reference charts simply because its a great tool to have in your investing arsenal....
USDA's outlook for grains and livestock delivered via the Outlook Forum Feb. 17 are based on normal weather and trendline yields: USDA's outlook for grains and livestock delivered via the Outlook Forum Feb. 17 are based on normal weather and trendline yields:
Judging from the trendline at Microsoft, the future looks dim for traditional software-in-a-box. The world's biggest software company now fulfills more than three-quarters (77%) of its non-OEM unit sales with licenses--essentially, nothing more than Judging from the trendline at Microsoft, the future looks dim for...
ROTHMANS is hovering on the eight-year trendline support of RM21. It is not expected to move below RM19 over the immediate term. Resistance is at RM27.
Jeff Pierce submits: RSI was rejected at upper trendline and looks to be heading back down to lower. A break below that would signify massive weakness with potentially a new leg down. This would probably coincide with a break of the Dow’s price channel that it’s currently in. New...
EDITOR'S NOTE: During November Power Products Marketing conducted a survey among 150 ATV dealers across the country on behalf of Powersports Business magazine. These dealers sold more than 45,000 ATVs through October, which represents about 8% of the market. Last issue, we discussed these dealers (1)...
Jeff Pierce submits: I wasn’t surprised to see the Dow shoot up late in the Friday afternoon after it broke out of the symmetrical triangle it was trapped in for most of the day, but I expected it to stall around the 7965 level, which was the previous low....
WE are in a world that sees old paradigms breaking down like ten- pins. Years ago, nobody would expect Japanese firms to hire foreigner CEOs to manage companies started by their forefathers, but Nissan broke the norm. Sony recently followed suit. Similarly,...
Hickey and Walters Bespoke submit: Below we highlight price charts of three currency ETFs that had been in uptrends since their inception until recently. The Australian Dollar ETF FXA, British Pound ETF FXB, and Euro ETF FXE have all suffered big declines over the last few weeks. These...
When the first USDA Crop Condition Report for corn was released, we warned the rating set the bar exceptionally high and that significant crop deterioration would be reflected in upcoming condition updates. That happened last week. After peaking at nearly 394, the Pro...
HOUSTON--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 25, 1999-- "Choppy markets continued this week, and Technical Traders Report TTR members played stocks up and down for the week. Plays included: Phone.com (NASDAQ: PHCM) which the September 19 TTR stated that we expected PHCM to jump off of its 18 day moving average, and it...
Corn rated "good" to "excellent" as of May 27 held steady with the previous week at 78%. However, the percentage of the crop rated "poor" to "very poor" increased slightly. Emergence, at 85% as of May 27, remains ahead of the five-year average pace of 75%....
Economic conditions improved in many of America's cities and towns over the past year, and 1994 was a successful one for the National League of Cities as well. For the first time in this decade, as NLC reported in its annual City Fiscal Conditions...
Iowa State University Extension Climatologist Elwynn Taylor updated his yield expectations last week. As of June 1, he says a national average corn yield of 154 bu. per acre is "most likely." He also says the chance of a record-high corn yield (above 163 bu. per ...
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Industry Expert Fisher Sees Slowing in U.S. Demand, Continued Strong Consumption in European, Asian Markets Industry Expert Fisher Sees Slowing in U.S. Demand, Continued Strong Consumption in European, Asian Markets
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