Insights and Stories of Brian Wittal

Aug. 19, 2009 at 5:26 pm CDT

Aug. 19 –– Financial markets continued with a slow climb upward again today. Overnight world markets were mixed, so U.S. financial markets struggled to start but were able to end the day with positive results. Grains struggled along again today with no real direction or news to prompt any real […]

By Brian Wittal

Aug. 18, 2009 at 5:23 pm CDT

Aug. 18 — Financial markets did a bit of a turnaround today and showed positive gains at day’s end. Grains struggled for the most part but beans and corn were able to end with small gains while wheat ended up down slightly.  The U.S. dollar is down a quarter of […]

By Brian Wittal

Aug. 17, 2009 at 5:22 pm CDT

Aug. 17 –– Financial markets were in a net loss position from the start of trade and stayed there for the day. European and Asian markets were down in overnight trade, as was crude oil, so U.S. markets followed the line of least resistance: Down. The U.S. dollar is up […]

By Brian Wittal

Aug. 6, 2009 at 4:04 pm CDT

There are two reasons to use the EPO program. To lock in a floor price based on the current PRO The main reason to use this strategy would be because you are concerned that world wheat prices are going to continue to fall and you want to lock in a […]

By Brian Wittal

Aug. 5, 2009 at 5:55 pm CDT

 All markets were rather quiet today as no real news of any relevance was reported to push markets either way so for the most part they drifted lower, because going down is always easier than going up.   The US dollar fell another three-quarters of a cent today.  The Canadian […]

By Brian Wittal