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Impact of Recent USD Trends on the Coffee Market – a Retrospective
The US #dollar is one of the many factors (of which fundamentals are primary) that influence the #coffeemarket. Notably in the last two...

Igor Bragato
Oct 23, 20243 min read


Cotton Report Focus #1: Seasonals
Updated: May 22, 2024 In my quest to offer you the best information and resources available on the cotton market, I will be doing doing a...

Igor Bragato
Jun 6, 20244 min read


State of the Coffee Market
Half-Pregnant We are in a particularly awkward moment in #coffee, and the stakes are high for the direction of price. Already faced by...

Igor Bragato
Mar 28, 20237 min read


End of an Era: Coffee Market Back in Carry
The current Z/H #calendarspread has been inverted for an entire year (November 2021) and today, it touched a low of -2.6c and is...

Igor Bragato
Nov 15, 20227 min read


Hailstorm Smacks Brazil Coffee
A massive #hailstorm happened across the #Brazilian #coffee growing regions this Tuesday, and more is possible today. Many cities were...

Igor Bragato
Nov 10, 20223 min read


Coffee Supply and Demand Made Easy
Understanding the #SupplyandDemand (S&D) balance sheet is essential for any professional #trader, but can also be extremely daunting. ...

Igor Bragato
Nov 8, 20227 min read


What the Heck is going on in Coffee?
Today #coffeefutures traded below 190c for the first time since July 2021. Despite #coffee prices hitting a high in the 260s back in Feb...

Igor Bragato
Oct 20, 20225 min read


Cert Stock Horror Show-Case Study of 1996
Halloween is coming this month, and in keeping with the spooky traditions of this month I want to share a number with all of my #coffee...

Igor Bragato
Oct 4, 20225 min read


Brazilian Coffee Market Outlook - With Cocapec
On Sep 1st, 2022 we spoke with Adilson Machado, the manager of Cocapec, one Brazil’s premier Coffee Coops. Adilson himself is deeply...

Igor Bragato
Sep 21, 20223 min read


Lay of the Land
#Coffee has confounded both bulls and bears with a sideways movement after one of the most dramatic bull markets in a generation. Since...

Igor Bragato
Aug 9, 20226 min read


Spreadpocalypse Now
Recently a #coffee researcher friend of mine and I were discussing one of the key topics driving the #coffeemarket today: the disastrous...

Igor Bragato
Jul 7, 20228 min read


Cert Stocks Below 1 Million, What Next?
One of the key components that I use, when trying to ascertain fair value of #coffeefutures is the #certifiedinventory, and the outlook...

Igor Bragato
Jun 17, 20225 min read


Changing Landscape in the Coffee Market
The #coffeemarket is in a very different dynamic than it was 3 months ago, and we are getting near to a new paradigm: the bear market. In...

Igor Bragato
May 25, 20228 min read


The Frost Rally is Over—Whats Next?
#Coffee prices have crossed the 200 day SMA 4 out of the last 5 trading sessions, and last week marks the first time that this key...

Igor Bragato
May 3, 20226 min read


End of the Rally?
Over the last month and a half #coffee has lost 50c or nearly 20% of its value from peak to trough after a historic #bullmarket that saw...

Igor Bragato
Mar 23, 20225 min read


Real Deal on the Brazilian Real: How Brazilian Forex Influences the Coffee Market
Our first rule of our coffee trading rules is “Know Brazil, know the BRL”. #Brazil is the powerhouse of the #coffeemarket. Boasting the...

Igor Bragato
Jan 18, 20227 min read


How to Read Coffee Weather
#Weather is one of the key reasons that agricultural #commodities are volatile, and in #coffee this is particularly acute. It is often...

Igor Bragato
Dec 28, 20214 min read


More Dry Weather in Brazil: Cause for Concern?
Those of you who receiving my premium reports have seen me discussing the weather in #Brazil for some time now, and I wanted to open it...

Igor Bragato
Dec 7, 20213 min read


OMG, Omicron! and the Effects on the Coffee Market
Today Fed Chairman Powell gave testimony before the US Senate where he cautioned on the economic impact of the #Omicron Variant on the US...

Igor Bragato
Nov 30, 20214 min read


Breakout of the Decade
#Coffeefutures have broken out of the 200-210 range, surpassed its post #frost high of highest 217.85, and even surpassed the highs of...

Igor Bragato
Nov 17, 20214 min read
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