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PistoneScrapProcessing Prices are falling fast for... 09-19-2012, 05:11 PM
Filthy i saw a two cent drop today... 09-19-2012, 05:53 PM
toula Thanks for the doom and gloom. 09-19-2012, 05:54 PM
Russell You suck... 09-19-2012, 07:21 PM
JPete Your advice is greatly... 09-20-2012, 04:46 AM
KeyCityRecycling #2 Bundles on the Chicago... 09-20-2012, 06:02 AM
BohemianLush It is a bit early to start... 09-20-2012, 07:58 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing I haven't been wrong yet. I... 09-20-2012, 05:58 PM
diesel My price just got dropped $15... 09-20-2012, 07:51 PM
taterjuice D'oh ! That's gotta suck 09-21-2012, 11:06 PM
happyscraper PSP, what mills are you... 09-21-2012, 06:44 PM
jghilino $175 ton for shred/white... 09-22-2012, 06:41 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing Was I right or was I right?... 09-28-2012, 06:54 PM
JPete Thank you PSP. $30-$40 is a... 09-29-2012, 03:34 PM
myekem There should be a thread just... 09-29-2012, 04:28 PM
Mechanic688 When you get logged in just... 09-29-2012, 07:25 PM
myekem I do, but I don't always get... 09-30-2012, 01:55 AM
landmine You were right:mad: 09-29-2012, 04:30 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing Hmmm are you talking about... 09-30-2012, 06:00 AM
myekem Yes, PSP Price Prediction... 09-30-2012, 08:02 AM
KzScrapper Having an inventory of things... 09-30-2012, 06:32 AM
Russell My yard confirmation of a... 09-30-2012, 08:10 AM
Kochy Well time to stock pile. 09-30-2012, 08:29 AM
KzScrapper Just back from vacation...had... 09-30-2012, 09:54 AM
BohemianLush FYI...everything I am hearing... 10-01-2012, 03:20 PM
Russell My " breakdown stockpile"... 10-01-2012, 08:04 PM
volvoscrapper as for those of us who are... 10-02-2012, 09:08 AM
newattitude .06 on steel today at my... 10-01-2012, 08:08 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing Bohemian I wasn't saying all... 10-01-2012, 08:11 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing I heard crazy numbers for... 10-02-2012, 07:13 PM
volvoscrapper Gnraxlrose88 summed it up... 10-03-2012, 08:35 AM
Gnraxlrose88 From a peddlers... 10-02-2012, 08:58 PM
826ih Just looks like its time to... 10-03-2012, 06:39 AM
BohemianLush The old addage in this... 10-03-2012, 10:03 AM
Russell The drop couldn't of come at... 10-03-2012, 10:30 AM
landmine I have been waiting for the... 10-03-2012, 02:03 PM
TinnMann I am going to stockpile after... 10-03-2012, 05:57 PM
Dex Any word on the November... 10-22-2012, 07:34 AM
taterjuice I would like to know that... 10-22-2012, 07:38 AM
volvoscrapper If you look at steel futures... 10-22-2012, 08:39 AM
taterjuice Whys that ? 10-22-2012, 08:47 AM
volvoscrapper Because right now I would be... 10-22-2012, 09:56 AM
BohemianLush I am hearing sideways right... 10-22-2012, 09:15 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing I have heard up 0-20 dollars.... 10-22-2012, 03:54 PM
street_sweeper Slowing Chinese economy hits... 10-24-2012, 08:48 PM
wavecrazed Gasoline dropped about from... 10-24-2012, 09:32 PM
warhorse20000 In ontario Canada The Market... 10-24-2012, 09:53 PM
MBMetals I got a fax from weitsmans -... 10-25-2012, 10:35 AM
taterjuice This yo yo market is making... 10-25-2012, 12:11 PM
RustyDollars This report from Bloombergs... 10-25-2012, 02:22 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing Upstate shredding is just... 10-25-2012, 06:07 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing In response to what street... 10-26-2012, 10:43 PM
street_sweeper Out here on the west coast... 10-31-2012, 10:13 PM
Bear China probably owns so many... 11-07-2012, 03:45 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing Up up and away next month. I... 10-26-2012, 10:35 PM
BRASSCATCHER Your dead on regarding the... 10-27-2012, 01:08 PM
BohemianLush I am also starting to hear a... 10-29-2012, 11:14 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing Moving weight again this... 11-07-2012, 02:44 PM
Bear why are they scrapping... 11-07-2012, 03:40 PM
CIMR I just got a text message... 11-07-2012, 07:34 PM
myekem Pistone, Getting closer to... 11-19-2012, 03:57 AM
Russell Shred is actually up 60$ ton... 11-19-2012, 08:20 AM
WMSTR mines at 160 ton .08 11-19-2012, 03:31 PM
eesakiwi Since we are so far from our... 11-19-2012, 04:16 PM
BohemianLush Right now I am hearing a... 11-20-2012, 08:40 AM
landmine Got 205/ton today for light... 11-20-2012, 03:21 PM
01GTB Got 220 a ton today in... 11-20-2012, 08:34 PM
jghilino 195 for shred, 210 for clean... 11-20-2012, 09:24 PM
PistoneScrapProcessing Up again next month. The... 11-26-2012, 06:50 PM
greytruck Price jumped here, 210/Ton at... 11-26-2012, 08:08 PM
jghilino taking a 4 ton load in... 11-26-2012, 08:27 PM
jghilino well we ended up hauling the... 11-27-2012, 04:23 PM
Mechanic688 I just received $250. ton for... 11-26-2012, 10:37 PM
CAPTSCRAPER 200 a ton and going up here... 11-27-2012, 07:28 AM
PistoneScrapProcessing Like I said in an earlier... 12-24-2012, 05:37 PM
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    Hmmm are you talking about something like throwing all my threads together and and calling it PSP's Price prediction or something along that line. I would find with that. I could update it every month. I pretty much always ask people in this industry what the prices seem like they are going to be next month. I can pretty much tell though just by the orders booked for the month what the next month is going to do. Light months are when the prices are down. Heavy months the price is up. Most mid to major yards won't sell when the prices are dropping. They will ship the minimum and then ship heavy when the prices go up. The mills honestly should stop trying to put down pressure on the price. When they do they make the price drop they only get 60 to 70 percent of the scrap they need to melt for the month. Then when it gets toward the end of the month and they realize hey we don't have enough scrap to melt we better raise the price next month so we can get our orders filled or we are gonna be screwed. They then have to raise the price to bring in more scrap. Usually when the price goes up and down like this year has its hard to predict what the mills are going to do. I have been pretty spot on though. I was talking to someone the other day and they already said next month will be light then they will ship heavy again in November because the price has to go back up. Scrap yards are going to stockpile next month then wait for the price to go back up in November. I usually start asking questions about what next months market it going to be right around the 15 of the month because you can look at export prices whether they are sinking, sticking, or falling and pretty much tell which direction the market is gonna go next month. If the mills were smart they would keep the prices from one month to the other even so there isn't so much sea saw action in the market. 30 to 80 dollar swings seem like the normal now. I can remember when a 5 to 10 bucks would be a huge swing in the market back before 02-03. Now there is big big big money lost or made each month. Feast or Famine.

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