July Sugar Futures Just Hit a 3-Month Low. It May Be Time to Sell.
July sugar futures (SBN25) present a selling opportunity on more price weakness.
See on the daily bar chart for July sugar futures that prices are trending lower and late this week hit a more-than-three-month low. See, too, at the bottom of the chart that the moving average convergence divergence (MACD) indicator is in a bearish posture as the red MACD line is below the blue trigger line and both lines are trending down. Sugar bears have the near-term technical advantage.
Fundamentally, sugar prices have weakened recently amid worries about slowing global demand for as world trade tensions are high and prompting worries about a global economic recession. There is also the potential for an increase in sugar production from Brazil, the world’s largest sugar producer.
A move in July sugar prices below chart support at this week’s low of 17.69 cents would become a selling opportunity. The downside price objective would be 14.75 cents, or below. Technical resistance, for which to place a protective buy stop just above, is located at 18.00 cents.
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