Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Futures Market Volatility
In addition to protecting your health from infection, now is an important time to protect your finances from unpredictable price movements in the markets. That’s why we’ve created trading resources to help you stay informed and on track with your futures trading goals. News about the coronavirus outbreak changes daily, so be sure the check back for updates and always consult with your broker before placing trades based on the information featured below.
Blog Articles About Coronavirus
- Top Three Factors Impacting the Future of U.S.-China Trade
- Derivatives, Diversification, and Discipline: 3 D’s of Trading Volatile Markets
- The FED, USD, and the Coronavirus Outbreak
- Is the Coronavirus Causing a Global Recession?
- Will FED Rate Cuts Minimize Coronavirus Fallout?
- Using Futures to Capitalize on the Coronavirus Pandemic Panic
- Futures Market Insights for 2020 That You Should Know Now
- Using Futures to Hedge Against Coronavirus (COVID-19) Risks
- How to Capitalize on S&P 500 Futures in 2020
- Types of Commodity Contracts to Consider Based on Recent Market Events
Futures Market Insights from The Hightower Report
- Global Coronavirus Event Has Begun to Moderate with Restricted Recovery Potential
- A Bumpy Road to Economic Recovery May Be Around the Corner
- Market Focus Shifts to “Restarting the Economy”
- Lean Hogs, Soymeal, and More Commodity Markets Look to be Oversold with Possibility of US Coronavirus Improvement
- Are Worst Case Predictions for US Coronavirus Infections Underestimating Medical Community, Stimulus, & Pent-Up Demand?
- UPDATE: Hightower Special Report – Follow Up to The Beginning of the End of Panic
- Possibility of Reduced Economic Shock Ahead as Markets Look Toward Progress in Flattening the Curve
- Hightower Special Report – The Beginning of the End of Panic
- Economic Anxiety Likely to Continue as Coronavirus Spreads
- Coronavirus Pivot Pt 3 – Are the Markets Overcompensating?
- Coronavirus Pivot Pt 2 – Economic Drawbacks Likely to Continue Over Virus Uncertainty
- Negative Coronavirus News Continues to Effect Commodity Demand and Financial Markets
- Will Coronavirus Turn Commodity Demand Fears into Demand Destruction?
- Hightower Special Report – Pivot-Point on Coronavirus
- Commodities Likely to Face Deflationary Pressure in Coming Weeks
- Hightower Special Report – Coronavirus, the US Election and the Markets
Futures Market Analysis and Trade Recommendations
Turner’s Take Podcast | Quarterly Stocks Report Bullish! (9/30/2020) - The Sept 1 quarterly stocks report was bullish for corn, soybeans and wheat
Turner’s Take Ag Marketing Podcast | Soybeans Are Back! (9/13/2020) - Soybeans could be back to the old trading ranges before the Swine Flu hit China and before the tariffs trade wars
What Impact Will a COVID-19 Second Wave Have on the Futures Markets? (9/2/2020) - When the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) began spreading to North America in late February 2020, the financial markets entered a period of historic volatility. Asset classes across the board quickly became unhinged as investors braced for an unprecedented global economic shutdown. Amid the early-summer Phase 1 reopen, a single phrase crept into the nomenclature of nearly… Read more.
Turner’s Take Ag Marketing Podcast | Stocks, Metals, Livestock, and Grains (9/1/2020) - Fed policies should help the stock market and precious metals. Grains are at a crossroads and we like cattle but bearish hogs
Turner’s Take Podcast | Corn and Soybean Yields Retreating (8/25/2020) - Corn and Soybean yields are in retreat. Dec Corn could test $3.65. A close above $9.25 in Nov Soybeans could send prices the next leg higher
Turner’s Take Podcast | How Much Corn In Iowa Is Lost? (8/18/2020) - The derecho in Iowa has lead to an uncertain ammount of corn lost due to high winds. With elevated prices we look at 2021-22 marketing
Turner’s Take Podcast | Aug WASDE Increases Yields (8/12/2020) - The USDA raised corn and soybeans yields in the August WASDE. Both markets should trade lower into the end of the month
Turner’s Take Podcast | StoneX Forecast Big Yields (8/4/2020) - Yield forecasts are coming in and they suggest corn and soybeans are both above trend. Corn and soybeans should feel pricing pressure for the rest of August and into September
2020’s 5 Hottest Trading Markets (7/30/2020) - This has been a historic year in the capital markets, headlined by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. A true black swan event, the COVID-19 outbreak injected unprecedented uncertainty into the world’s financial system. If you’ve been active in the markets since Jan. 1, then you’re hip to the huge volatility and volumes of 2020. So… Read more.
Turner’s Take Podcast | Corn and Soybean Seasonality (7/29/2020) - Seasonally corn and soybeans tend to grind lower for the rest of the summer. We expect seasonal lows to occur at the end of August or by mid September
Track the Spread of COVID-19
Information provided by Johns Hopkins Center for Systems Science and Engineering.