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The Unexpected End of the Coffee Market Certs Crisis
This year we saw the #coffeemarket ICE-NY certified inventory reach the lowest level in over 20+ years and with prices well above...
Igor Bragato
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Commodity Index Funds: Beyond the Rebalance
Every year around December, those of us in #coffee (and in the commodity industry in general) start talking about “the rebalance.” While...
Igor Bragato
Dec 8, 20225 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
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
Coffee Rallies 27c in 3 days, Bubble or Boom?
Just a few weeks ago #coffee was below $20 and the downtrend from $250 had decimated many bulls. However, since that peak bearishness,...
Igor Bragato
Aug 25, 20222 min read
Invasion of the Certs
There are now an impressive 263k bags of #coffee pending grading in Antwerp, and this puts a different spin on the bullishness of the...
Igor Bragato
Aug 16, 20223 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
Top 10 Candlestick Patterns Every Trader Should Know
Candlesticks charts have become the gold standard across the trading world: from #coffeefutures to #bitcoin, these funky little charts...
Igor Bragato
May 31, 20227 min read
Coffee Report Focus #5 – Certified Stocks
Everyday I send out a #certifiedstocks #report to my free and premium subscribers because it is one of the most relevant and useful...
Igor Bragato
Mar 15, 20226 min read
Understanding the US Dollar Impact on the Coffee Market - Part 1
#Coffee is both a financial product and a global #commodity. It is cultivated, consumed, shipped and traded across almost every country...
Igor Bragato
Feb 18, 20227 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
What to Expect When Your Expecting (a Fed Press Release) *Coffee Market Edition*
In just a few short hours, the #FOMC (230pm EST) will be making a statement and the markets will be reacting. For people in the #coffee...
Igor Bragato
Sep 22, 20213 min read
The Trade is Bullish (the Roaster is Not)
Like yin and yang, the Law of #Supply and the of Law of #Demand are complementary economic truths: When prices are high, supply...
Igor Bragato
Sep 7, 20214 min read
The Struggle for $2 Coffee, Comparison with 2014
4 days in a row now #CoffeeMarket has tried and failed to break the psychologically significant 200 level. Back in 2014 #coffeefutures...
Igor Bragato
Sep 2, 20213 min read
Coffee Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the coffee market, we will look at the #COT. This report is...
Igor Bragato
Aug 20, 20213 min read
Why Coffee Certs are Different Now, and NOT Bearish
One of the most important data points to follow in the #coffeemarket is the certified stocks. Every day, I send out my #Coffee...
Igor Bragato
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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