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Coffee Report Focus #4: GCA Stocks
After last month's surprise GCA stocks report, many of us in the #coffee industry were watching closely this week's report, because the...

Igor Bragato
Oct 18, 20213 min read


Sea Change in the Cert Stocks
Over the last month #certifiedstocks in #Arabica #Coffee dropped 120k bags, 33,000 of which happened on October 5th. This is a bellwether...

Igor Bragato
Oct 6, 20212 min read


Raining on the Bullish Parade
The #Brazil 22/23 #coffee crop has been through a lot this year already, but over the weekend we finally had some good news for the...

Igor Bragato
Oct 4, 20213 min read


*#Coffee #Demand: The Results Are In!*
The results of last week's poll are in and the people have spoken: DEMAND is GOOD...or at least, better than expected. In the wake of the...

Igor Bragato
Sep 29, 20211 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


How Bearish are the GCA stocks?
The latest GCA stock report and came in well above expectations and a lot of pundits (including myself) were surprised. I have been...

Igor Bragato
Sep 20, 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


La Niña 2021 and the Coffee Market
#NOAA recently updated the forecast for #LaNiña to 70-80% chance for this season, depending on how this unfolds will determine the extent...

Igor Bragato
Sep 13, 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 3: Open Interest
One of the reports that serious traders look at on a daily is the Open Interest reports. This report gives rapid insight into whether...

Igor Bragato
Aug 31, 20214 min read


Podcast Launched
Ladies and gentlemen, the Coffee Trading Academy Podcast podcast is launched! Today we have a particularly timely episode with a focus...

Igor Bragato
Aug 24, 20211 min read


Coffee Report Focus #2b: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the COT *but were afraid to ask
In part B of my #CoffeeMarket Report Focus on the #COT we will look at the #Disaggregated COT, how to read the COT, and my "Secret"...

Igor Bragato
Aug 23, 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


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


GCA Stocks Return to Seasonal Expectations, Confirms Deficit
Last month the #GCAstocks, shocked to the downside when they came in below expectations at 5.78 mm bags. This month, we have a...

Igor Bragato
Aug 16, 20213 min read


CTA Merchandise Comes to Animal Crossing
My daughter surprised me by making my merch in her #AnimalCrossing game. Got me right in the feels! Important to have the support of your...

Igor Bragato
Aug 13, 20211 min read


Brazil Coffee: A Little Dry, or Very Dry?
For the past several weeks and months we have been hearing about #drought and #dryness in Brazil (from our friends like analysts Judy...

Igor Bragato
Aug 12, 20213 min read


Coffee Report Focus #1: Seasonals
In my quest to offer you the best information and resources available on the coffee market, I will be doing doing a series of posts about...

Igor Bragato
Aug 9, 20214 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
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