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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...

Ryan Delany
Jan 18, 20227 min read


Why Coffee Farmers Are Poor
There is a lot of interest in the welfare of coffee farmers in the greater coffee community, from Coffee Roasters, Importers, Exporters,...

Ryan Delany
Jan 14, 202211 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...

Ryan Delany
Jan 12, 20228 min read


Coffee: The Curious Case of the Missing GCA Deficit
The new year begins with a mystery, and that mystery is the case of the missing GCA stock deficit. We have a heard a lot about the 21/22...

Ryan Delany
Jan 4, 20224 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...

Ryan Delany
Dec 28, 20214 min read


Technical Studies #2: Using the MACD for Coffee Trading
As part 2 of our series on #TechnicalAnalysis, today we discuss one of the most useful and popular technical indicators for #commodity...

Ryan Delany
Dec 15, 20215 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...

Ryan Delany
Dec 7, 20213 min read


Technical Studies #1: Using the RSI for Coffee Trading
One of the most useful #TechnicalAnalysis indicators for #commodities in general, and the #coffeemarket in particular, is the Relative...

Igor Bragato
Dec 1, 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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
Nov 17, 20214 min read


7 Data Points to Watch in Coffee
#Coffee is a rapidly changing market and while conviction is essential, we need to be prepared to change our view when the facts change....

Ryan Delany
Nov 11, 20213 min read


The 3 Weather Stories Developing in Coffee
#Weather is one of the inherent drivers in coffee market volatility and right now there are 3 developing stories that all #coffeetraders...

Ryan Delany
Nov 9, 20214 min read


10 Rules for Coffee Trading
This list is adapted from observing one of my mentor's trading styles. Normally, I mention it as part of the Trader Mindset Lecture of...

Ryan Delany
Nov 2, 20213 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...

Ryan Delany
Nov 1, 20215 min read


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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
Sep 20, 20215 min read
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