ICE Arabica Coffee September 2026 (KCU26) still above 305 USc/lb on July 18, 2026
Hit
✦ AI-generated prediction
Published on 11. July 2026
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Predicted for 18. July 2026
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Based on: Ongoing Event
Five trading days after the breakout: does the coffee rally hold? 305 USc would represent a ~10% pullback from July 9 levels — signaling complete capitulation. Structural fundamentals remain intact: El Niño flowering risk Sept/Oct, Brazil harvest lag, ICE inventory near multi-year low. Main risk: rapid harvest progress in Brazil and technical long-squeezing. The week timeframe allows higher failure probability than the tomorrow prediction; lower threshold compensates.
Data basis for this prediction
- Barchart.com: KCU26 ~341 USc/lb (Stand 09.07.2026)
- Global Coffee Report: Arabica surges to 5-month high (Juli 2026)
- ICE/Yahoo Finance: Inventar ~373.000 Säcke, 2,25-Jahrestief
- Yahoo Finance: Brazil harvest 52% vs. 5Y-avg 60% (01.07.2026)
Verdict: Hit
[Vorzeitig entschieden] ICE Arabica-Kaffee KCU26 notierte am 17.07.2026 bei 321,17 US-Cent/lb (Trading Economics) – klar über der Schwelle von 305 Cent.
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