The Futures Pattern, Price & Time Report
James A. Hyerczyk
The Futures Pattern, Price & Time Report: Monthly Archives for December 2008

Stronger Crude Could Boost Demand for Sugar-based Bio Fuel

Weak Dollar, China News Support March Corn Uptrend

Higher Crude Oil May Support February Gold

March Crude Could Be Bottoming; Production Cuts Start January 1

Dollar to Open Higher on End of the Year Position Evening

Stock Market Facing Thin Trading Conditions; Possible Volatility

March Treasury Bonds Could Feel Pressure Under 139'29

Markets to Open Flat, No Big News Overnight

Cocoa Supply Issues with Ivory Coast Seem Overplayed to Upside

China News Continues to Boost March Soybeans

April Platinum is Building Support Base for Rally

Crude Rally Fizzles as Mid East Conflict Fails to Escalate

Weaker Gold and Crude Oil Pressure March Canadian Dollar

Equties Expected to Get Boost from GM Aid

Interest in Long Side of Treasuries Stalls During Light Holiday Trade

U.S. Government Announces $6 Billion in Aid to General Motors

Cotton Supply is Up and Demand is Down; Deferred Crop Could Be Bottoming

Hot, Dry Weather in South America Stressing Soybeans and Corn

Tension in Middle East Leads to Safe Haven Buying in Gold and Silver

Abu Dhabi Cutting Oil Exports; China Looking to Replenish Supply

Mid East Conflict Could Boost Canadian Dollar

Middle East Unrest Boosting Energy and Metals Stocks

Reallocation Pressure Could Lead to Top in Treasuries

Israel and Hamas Conflict Shaking Up Markets This Morning

March Cocoa Moves Higher; Ivory Coast Exports Down 40% This Year

Foreign Buyers May Come to U.S. for Higher Quality Wheat

Weak Dollar Makes Gold An Attractive Alternative Investment

United Arab Emirates Comply with OPEC's Supply Curbs

Swiss Investors Repatriating; U.S. Recession Getting Deeper

GMAC News Should Boost Stock Market on Opening

Treasuries Continue to Rally; Fed Providing Unprecedented Liquidity

GMAC Wins Approval to Become Bank Holding Company

Global Demand for Cotton Fiber is Down; Farmers May Plant Less Crop in 2009

Crude Oil Below $40 Hurts Demand for Ethanol and Corn

Lower Global Demand Pressuring Industrial Metals

Global Economic Slowdown Driving Oil Prices Lower

Currency Markets Await More Bearish Reports From U.S.

Equity Markets Break Starting to Get Ugly

Treasuries Continue to Show No Sign of Top

U.S. Durable Goods Expected to Show a Decline

Weak Crude Oil Cuts Demand for Sugar-Based Bio Fuels

China Attempting to Boost Farmer Prices

Gold Loses Luster as Inflation Hedge

Steady Production by OPEC Nations Makes Oil Inventories Rise

Bank of Japan Comments Encourage Yen Selling

Bad Corporate Earnings Reports Could Drive Stocks Lower Today

Investors Continue to Drive Treasury Rates to Zero

Government Reports Expected to Show Recession is Worsening

Overproduction, Lack of Demand Keep Pressure on March Coffee and March Sugar

Stronger Dollar, Deflation Threatens Soybeans and Corn

Deflation Remains the Biggest Threat to Gold At This Time

OPEC's Production Cut Not Enough to Outstrip Demand

Some Central Banks Plan Creative Stimulus Rather Than Rate Cuts

China Rate Cut Pressures Stock Indices Overnight

Fed Takes Aggressive Action to Push Interest Rates Down

Bank of China Cuts Interest Rates

Deflationary Fears Could Pressure Coffee, Cotton and Sugar; Supply Issues Support Cocoa

End of the Year Farmer Selling May Cap Gains in Soybeans and Corn

Gold is Rallying on the Weaker Dollar, Not Inflation

Crude Oil Down as Lack of Demand Outstrips Production

ECB Widens Interest Rate Corridor; News Breaks Euro

GE's Downgrade Breaks Stock Market

Profit-taking Sends Treasuries Down Overnight

Bank of Japan Lowers Key Rate to 0.10%

March Sugar Traders Hope Increase in Crude Oil Leads to More Demand for Biofuels

China is Reportedly in the Market for Soybeans

Auto Plant Shutdowns Weaken April Platinum

OPEC's Plan to Cut Production Does Not Make Sense During a Recession

March Yen Falls on Nakagawa Comments

Stock Traders Still Likely to Look for Value and Buy Breaks

Fed Committed to Reviving the Economy; Will Buy Its Own Debt

U.S. Reports Expected to Show Economy Contracted

Weaker Dollar Could Lead to More Demand for Cocoa, Sugar and Coffee

March Soybeans and Corn Could Gain on Weaker Dollar

Gold and Silver Rally as Fed Floods Market with Cash

Market Days OPEC Rate Cut is Not Enough

Fed Action Could Pressure Dollar For Months

Equity Markets Explode to Upside Following Rate Cut

Treasuries Should Soar as Fed Drives Rates to Zero

Fed Promises to Do All It Can to Revive the Economy

Cutbacks and Harvest Delays Help Support March Cocoa Rally

Grain Traders Focusing on Economy, Crude Oil and U.S. Dollar

Greater than Expected Rate Cut Should Send Gold and Silver Higher

OPEC May Only Cut Production by 1 Million Barrels Per Day

Trichet Supports Euro with Hints of Rate Cut Pause

Traders Try to Figure Out If Rate Cut is Already Priced into Stock Market

Fed Trying to Figure Out How to Get More Money into Circulation

Fed Set to Make U.S. Rates Lowest in the World

Oversupply May Prevent Gains in March Coffee

March Soybeans Leading Grains Higher

Weaker Dollar, Higher Crude Support Precious Metals

OPEC May Cut Supply But Cannot Control Demand

Dollar Weaker; Traders Await Rate Cut by Fed

Key Sectors Could Lead Stock Markets Higher

Rally in Notes and Bonds Reflects Depth of the Recession

Automaker Bailout News Weighs on the Markets

Slow Global and Domestic Demand Keeps Pressure on Cotton

Wheat Should Drop on Higher USDA Forecast; China May Be Buying Soybeans

Less Demand from China Should Pressure Copper

Crude Oil Feels Pressure as Investors Dump Higher Yielding Assets