Commodities Update 18 May 2024

BDI slumped from 2,129 (10 May) to 1,844 (17 May)

Harpex closed higher from 1,319 (10 May) to 1,372 (17 May)

CDFI closed lower from 1,340.84 (10 May) to 1,267.19 (17 May)

CCFI closed higher from 1,237.84 (10 May) to 1,311.85 (17 May)

COT     

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Instruments that show buying interest (3) by Producer/Merchant/Processor/User
Down Trend

• Sugar (1)
• Soybean Oil 
• Feeder Cattle
• Lumber (1)
• Cotton

Neutral

• None

Up Trend

• Palladium
• Crude (1)

Instruments that show selling interest at extreme (2) only by Producer/Merchant/Processor/User
Up Trend

• Natural Gas
• Copper

Neutral

• None

Down Trend

• None

Note
(1) COT Index >= 90, Buying interest at extreme
(2) COT Index <= 10, Selling interest at extreme
(3) COT Index >= 70, rising COT Index, monitor for a trend reversal
Down Trend and Up Trend are based on 50 Simple Moving Averages