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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


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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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"...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
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...

Ryan Delany
Aug 19, 20213 min read
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