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Hot Rolled Futures: Will HRC Prices test the $400/ton Level?

The following article is written by Spencer Johnson of FC Stone LLC. With six years of experience, Spencer provides his customers strategic and tactical advice on protecting themselves against commodity price volatility in the steel markets. Spencer will rotate weekly futures articles with Andre Marshall of Crunch Risk, LLC. Spencer can be reached at spencer.johnson@intlfcstone.com. […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Will HRC Prices test the $400/ton Level? appeared first on Steel Market Update.

Steel Mills Cancel September Scrap Orders in Anticipation of October Swoon

Steel Market Update (SMU) sources reported the domestic steel mills have canceled any remaining ferrous scrap tonnage that was not delivered during the month of September. This is normal when the mills believe that they will be able to negotiate lower prices for October delivery. As reported earlier this week, the expectation is for scrap […] The post Steel Mills Cancel September Scrap Orders in Anticipation of October Swoon appeared first on Steel Market Update.