SGG: A Sweet Little Trade So Far

Back on August 21 we noted multiple reasons why I was taking the Sugar ETN (SGG) for a trade. The least of those reasons was the technical situation, which I’d read a potential double bottom into.

Well today the double bottom is looking better and the trade has quietly gained over 7%. There have been more spectacular items in the portfolios and I really was not paying attention to this one because of what I’d considered sound reasons for an extended trade and for tuning out the daily moves.

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It’s going on a month now and I think there are reasons to believe more upside is in store as MACD and RSI go green and the price resides above a modestly up-turning SMA 50. Those reasons are the seasonal pattern for Sugar…

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…and the sentiment and CoT profiles, which both remain contrarian bullish. Here’s the latest CoT view of commercial hedgers still hovering at an extreme.

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