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August 19, 2025

 

It’s late…this goes out with any proofing or editing…

 

Corn and Soy Continuing Lower…

And both have a LONG way to go on the downside…

 

ALL I CONTINUE TO HEAR REGARDING CORN AND SOYBEANS IS BULLISH BASED RHETORIC FROM ANALYSTS EVERYWHERE.

 

For sure, with Wheat, Corn and Soybeans all on or near new contract lows, the unrelenting bullish attitude held by analysts for the past 3 BEARISH YEARS (and farmers who have been influenced by them) has definitely been tempered, but I STILL see talk everywhere suggesting that, either “the lows have been made,” or that “there’s just no real downside left from here,” in Corn or Soybeans.

 

So I am going to say it again: WHEN THE GRAIN MARKETS HAVE ACTUALLY BOTTOMED, YOU CAN BOOK IT THAT THERE WON’T BE A BULLISH ANALYST OR FARMER ANYWHERE ON THE PLANET.

 

And I will also repeat: THE LAST STAGE OF BEAR MARKETS IN THE GRAINS IS NOT SOME SORT OF QUIET SLIDE DOWN TO THAT VERY LAST LOW TICK…IT IS TYPICALLY A BIG, FAST STRAIGHT DOWN COLLAPSE AS AN AVALANCHE OF SELLING COMES OUT OF THE BINS AS FARMERS HAVE TO UNLOAD LAST FALL’S CROPS…HOWEVER LOW THE PRICE MIGHT BE.

 

I CONTINUE TO RECOMMEND BEING SHORT BOTH CORN AND SOY…WITH A MAJOR EMPHASIS NOW ON SOYBEAN OIL.

 

HERE ARE A FEW HISTORICAL CHART EXAMPLES OF WHAT I AM TALKING ABOUT…And believe me…I have been on the other side of this trade…where you keep looking and looking and looking for the bottom…BUT IT GOES 1000 MILES BEYOND WHAT YOU THOUGHT IT COULD ON THE DOWNSIDE…

 

And I will also tell you, that in every one of these (FEW among many) cases, the overwhelming majority of analysts were bullish every step of the way (like NOW) ALL THE WAY DOWN…eventually to be astounded at how big the moves turned out to be…

 

So don’t even begin to assume that ANY of the supposed “expert” analysts saw ANY of these moves coming…I keep saying it: That’s NOT how this shit works…

 

 

 

I keep preaching it…THE MARKETS ALWAYS GO FURTHER THAN ANYBODY THINKS THEY WILL.

 

Why do I really think this will KEEP working for me?...Because I do not have a single farmer, many of whom are sitting on bins full of both crops, who is the slightest bit interested in getting short. Put that together with my observation that I DO see analysis EVERYWHERE that basically says, point blank, “The bottom is in,” or, “There is no real downside from here.” And I’m telling you, that is NOT what you hear when a market IS actually finished going down…and generally speaking, that is exactly what you hear WHEN THERE IS STILL A LONG WAY TO GO.

 

I am also doing these with futures…

 

Soybean Oil is extremely high relative to Soybeans and Soybean Meal…That WILL change…and it will do so as Soybean Oil gets hit on the downside…in a BIG way I think…

 

BUY THIS PUT IN SOYBEAN OIL…

 

Contact me if you want to do something with any of this…They ARE happening…Stop just watching…Go WITH them.

 

Thanks,

Bill

 

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All option prices in this newsletter include all fees and commissions. All charts, unless otherwise noted, are by Aspen Graphics and CRB.

 

FUTURES TRADING IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. THE RISK OF LOSS IN TRADING CAN BE SUBSTANTIAL. THEREFORE, CAREFULLY CONSIDER WHETHER SUCH TRADING IS SUITABLE FOR YOU IN LIGHT OF YOUR FINANCIAL CONDITION. PAST PERFORMANCE IS NOT INDICATIVE OF FUTURE RESULTS. THERE IS NO GUARANTEE YOUR TRADING EXPERIENCE WILL BE SIMILAR TO PAST PERFORMANCE.

 

The author of this piece currently trades for his own account and has a financial interest in the following derivative products mentioned within: Corn, Soybeans, Soybean Oil