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Sugar Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated: May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the sugar market, we will look at the...

Igor Bragato
May 24, 20244 min read


Cocoa Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated: May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the cocoa market, we will look at the...

Igor Bragato
May 23, 20244 min read


Cotton Report Focus #2a: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
Updated: May 21, 2024 In this second part of my series on essential reports for traders following the cotton market, we will look at the...

Igor Bragato
May 23, 20244 min read


Coffee Destination Stocks – A Guide
In #Coffee, and in many #commodities like it, stocks (inventory levels) drive price. This is particularly true in coffee because the...

Igor Bragato
Jan 10, 20235 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


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


Understanding Fundamentals – the 2nd Most Important Skill a Trader Needs
Understanding the #fundamentals, the environment of #coffee #supply and #demand is the second most important skill that a #coffeetrader...

Igor Bragato
Jun 8, 20225 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


Russo-Ukraine Conflict and the Impact on Coffee (and Commodity) Markets
#Russia has begun aerial bombardment of #Ukraine, including in the capital city of Kiev this morning. What many had hoped (including me)...

Igor Bragato
Feb 24, 20225 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


Coffee Calendar Spreads are On Fire
Yesterday, #Arabica #certifiedstocks dropped an impressive 70k and the #calendarspreads are going bananas. Calendar spreads in Arabica...

Igor Bragato
Feb 1, 20227 min read


How I Teach Coffee Trading
On January 24th, I will be teaching my first “Coffee Trader’s Course” of the new year and I wanted to share a little bit about my...

Igor Bragato
Jan 12, 20228 min read


The Bear Case for Coffee
The #Robusta spec position hit an all time high of 43% of OI and #Brazilian #farmers are reportedly holding back sales, referring to...

Igor Bragato
Nov 1, 20215 min read


Robusta Inversion, Peak or Just Getting Started?
A few months back I wrote about the +22 inversion in #Robusta #coffeemarket and how that market gets "squeezed". Since then, the F/H...

Igor Bragato
Sep 15, 20214 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


A Macro Boon for Coffee
Yesterday the #BrazilianCentral Bank announced a rate increase of 1% to combat the rising #inflation. This is the largest increase since...

Igor Bragato
Aug 5, 20215 min read


Volatility and Inversion in the Calendar Spreads
The #Arabica #coffeemarket was inverted by 5 bps in N22/U22 as of 7:18am. This is VERY unusual. I'm not trying to be alarmist here, I...

Igor Bragato
Jul 27, 20213 min read


The Pied Piper of Coffee
Back in October 2020, the Pied Piper of the Brazil drought led away all of the bearish Rats from the #CoffeeMarket, and now he has...

Igor Bragato
Jul 13, 20212 min read


GCA Stocks vs KC Stocks Which Determines Price?
We have a fundamental disconnect between #CertStocks which are approaching the 5 year highs and #GCAstocks which are flirting with their...

Igor Bragato
Jun 24, 20212 min read
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