市场情绪逐渐降温 预计短期螺纹钢维持震荡偏弱

Market Overview - On Tuesday evening, rebar futures contract 10 experienced weak fluctuations, closing at 3107, down 0.45% [1] Fundamental Summary - Starting from July 16 at 9:30 AM, Shougang Changzhi has uniformly lowered the prices of rebar and ribbed steel by 20 CNY/ton, and for wire rod and line materials by 30 CNY/ton, while other varieties remain stable [2] - As of the week ending July 10, rebar production, social inventory, and apparent demand have shifted from increase to decrease, while factory inventory has shifted from decrease to increase. Rebar production was 2.1666 million tons, a decrease of 44,200 tons week-on-week, down 2%; apparent demand was 2.215 million tons, a decrease of 33,700 tons week-on-week, down 1.50% [2] - On July 15, domestic steel market prices showed mixed trends, with Tangshan Qian'an's ordinary square billet ex-factory price down 10 CNY, reported at 2950 CNY/ton. One steel mill raised the ex-factory price of construction steel by 50-80 CNY/ton. The average price of rebar in major cities nationwide was 3287 CNY/ton, down 4 CNY from the previous trading day [2] Institutional Perspectives - Guantong Futures stated that under the dual weakness of supply and demand, along with gradually cooling market sentiment, rebar prices are significantly under pressure, with limited rebound potential, and are expected to maintain a weak oscillating trend in the short term [3] - Ruida Futures noted that in the macro aspect, fixed asset investment grew by 2.8% in the first half of the year, with real estate development investment declining by 11.2%. In June, the industrial added value above designated size grew by 6.8% year-on-year, and retail sales of consumer goods grew by 4.8%. In terms of supply and demand, weekly rebar production was adjusted downwards, with a capacity utilization rate of 47.49%; factory inventory increased while social inventory decreased, with total inventory at 5.4037 million tons showing a slight decline again, and apparent demand down by 33,700 tons. Overall, the orderly exit of backward production capacity driven by anti-involution still supports the steel market, but weak real estate data drags down steel prices. Technically, the MACD indicator for RB2510 contract shows DIFF and DEA adjusting downwards, with green bars expanding. In terms of operations, short-term trading is suggested in the 3140-3090 range, with attention to risk control [3]