Sell march Feeders or Protect these Prices if you need a Hedge

Based on the Corn and Bean Action, along with the failure of this trend line I suggest placing hedges for feeder cattle at these levels.  We have been on a hell of a rally.  Resistance at 166 on the charts looks to be solid.  Sell rallies here and look for an eventual break down to the 160 level.
 
If you are a producer,  you can protect these high prices in the face of a correction.  Monday would be the day to set the hedge.  IF march feeders trade above 168,, then lift the hedge.
This is a larger Trend line to watch in Feeders as well.
Bottom line; there looks to be a good risk /reward here to sell cattle here after solid 20 weeks of rally.
I am not arrogant enough to call a top.  But I think it makes sense to protect these extremely expensive cattle.  However, I’d be careful using futures.  Hang on to your cattle and use a put strategy to protect the downside.

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