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Estimates of higher consumption bullish for cotton prices

USDA estimated higher world cotton consumption and lower beginning stocks in 2018/19. Will the cotton price continue rising?

The US Department of Agriculture WASDE August report estimated world 2018/19 ending stocks 1% lower this month, due to a combination of lower beginning stocks and higher consumption offsetting higher production. Beginning stocks were also reduced 450,000 bales, reflecting both lower production and higher consumption estimates. Forecasts of higher cotton consumption and lower production are bullish for cotton prices. And weather agencies reports that India’s monsoons are coming irregularly for the major cotton province of Gujarat may are also bullish for cotton prices.

On the daily timeframe the COTTON: D1 is below the 50-day moving average MA(50) which is leveling off.

• The Parabolic indicator gives a sell signal.
• The Donchian channel indicates downtrend: it is tilted lower.
• The MACD indicator gives a bullish signal: it is below the signal line and the gap is widening.
• The Stochastic oscillator is rising but has not reached the overbought zone.

We believe the bullish momentum will continue after the price breaches above the upper boundary of Donchian channel at 83.96. This level can be used as an entry point for placing a pending order to Buy. The stop loss can be placed below the upper Donchian boundary at 80.59. After placing the order, the stop loss is to be moved every day to the next fractal low, following Parabolic signals. Thus, we are changing the probable profit/loss ratio to the breakeven point. If the price meets the stop loss level (80.59) without reaching the order (83.96), we recommend cancelling the order: the market has undergone internal changes which were not taken into account.

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