Update.....Is it finally time to go long coffee? Mike Seery weighs in!

Late last week one of our trading partners Jim Robinson gave us his take on the sideways trading in coffee right now. Mike Seery jumps in to give us his take with a recap on how coffee traded last week and where he sees it headed. Is it time to go long coffee?

Coffee futures finished down 295 points and had a disappointing week finishing lower by about 800 points still in a real seesaw chart pattern finishing around 137.00 a pound creating a false breakout to the upside last week with a false breakout to the downside a couple weeks ago so were still unable to breakout of this 8 week consolidation.

We are entering the volatile season in coffee as frost season is right around the corner which could propel prices higher if there are any weather problems but this trend is sideways and I’m still recommending traders to avoid this market until a trend develops and I do believe that the three year downturn in prices is nearing an end in my opinion.

One strategy if you’re looking to get involved in coffee and avoid some of the volatility which could be coming is to look at bull call option spreads and that is an option play which limits your risk to what the premium cost and I would go out to the month of September which gives you around 3 months to hold that position before expiration.

Trend: Sideways – Chart structure - excellent


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Is it time to be sweet on Sugar SGG

Our friends at the MarketClub have posted that they are seeing a bullish uptrend arrow for sugar coming from their Trade Triangle technology. MarketClub contributor Jim Robinson says.......

"Sugar looks to be making a Head and Shoulder base and a breakout to the upside would be bullish. A Head and Shoulders pattern isn't a completed pattern until there is a neckline breakout. Waiting for the neckline breakout helps to confirm the pattern is good and will keep us from buying into what looks like a head and shoulders base, but then fails. The weekly MarketClub Trade Triangle is pointing up which is bullish. If sugar trades higher and makes a strong move through the neckline, that puts the odds with higher prices, making this a great chart to watch as big bull move is possibly on the way for sugar"

Here is Jim's chart and technical view of the Trade Triangles for May sugar using SF.K13.E

We are long sugar using ETN ticker SGG




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