In today's episode, Ryan delved into the recent market movements in the agricultural sector, focusing on corn, beans, wheat, and cattle. The episode began by addressing the question on everyone's mind: was yesterday's small recovery in grains due to fund short covering? Analyzing the data, we observed significant open interest declines in both corn and beans, leading to speculation of fund short covering. However, with factors like option expiration and cash liquidation in play, it was deemed premature to definitively attribute the movement to short covering.

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Ryan Ettner
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I have spent 7 years CBOT grain floor, and have worked my entire life working on my family farm. I am familiar with various markets, but love trading crude, specifically.

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