广金期货策略早餐-20250516

Report Summary 1) Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2) Core Views - For aluminum, the intraday view is oscillating with an upward bias in the range of 20,000 - 20,300, and the medium - term view is high - level operation in the range of 19,200 - 21,000 [1]. - For steel products (including rebar and hot - rolled coil), the short - term driving force has improved, but the steel price is still under pressure in the medium term [3]. 3) Summary by Related Catalogs Metal and New Energy Materials Sector (Aluminum) - View and Strategy - Intraday view: Oscillating with an upward bias, operating range 20,000 - 20,300; Medium - term view: High - level operation, operating range 19,200 - 21,000. Reference strategy is to sell AL2507 - P - 19300 and hold [1]. - Core Logic - As of May 12, the 5 - location electrolytic aluminum social inventory was 600,000 tons, a decrease of 19,000 tons from last week and lower than 745,000 tons in the same period last year, being at the lowest level in the past 5 years, which is favorable for aluminum prices [1]. - From January to April, automobile production and sales reached 10.175 million and 10.06 million vehicles respectively, with year - on - year growth of 12.9% and 10.8% respectively, which is favorable for aluminum prices [1]. - The China - US tariff agreement boosts market sentiment and is favorable for aluminum prices [2]. Black and Building Materials Sector (Rebar and Hot - Rolled Coil) - View and Strategy - Intraday view: Recent driving force has improved; Medium - term view: Steel prices are still under pressure. Reference strategies are to continue holding the "sell rebar call option RB2510 - C - 3450" strategy and temporarily reduce the position of the "buy rebar in - the - money put option RB2510 - P - 3150" strategy [3]. - Core Logic - The China - US tariff negotiation has made substantial progress. The current tariff rate has dropped significantly from the previous 145% imposed by the US on China. Some foreign - trade factories may rush to fulfill export orders before the implementation of the 54% high - tariff in early July, driving a short - term increase in the demand for steel plates (such as hot - rolled coil), which is conducive to the stabilization and rebound of steel prices [3]. - The overall inventory pressure of steel raw materials is still large. The furnace material price and steel production cost are expected to be under pressure in the medium term. For iron ore, the inventory of imported iron ore at 45 ports this week was 14.34088 million tons, a week - on - week increase of 0.72%, and the low - grade tradable inventory at ports is at a 5 - year high. The Simandou iron ore mine in Guinea will be put into production this year, with about 60 million tons of iron ore to enter the market, and the supply pressure is difficult to digest. The sample mine coking coal inventory is 390,430 tons, a week - on - week increase of 8.90% and a year - on - year increase of 50.90%. The coking coal inventory of coal washing plants is 197,280 tons, a week - on - week increase of 1.75% and a year - on - year increase of 30.95%, remaining at the highest level in the past 5 years. The inventory pressure of furnace materials may further translate into an incremental supply of finished steel [4]. - The overall downstream demand for steel is average. For steel plates, under the impact of US tariff increases, not only are the profits of the global manufacturing industry damaged, but it is also expected to gradually impact global consumption. The negative impact on export orders for industrial products such as steel plate downstream has gradually emerged, as shown by the decline in the new order index of the manufacturing PMI in April, indicating that the growth of domestic demand for steel plates cannot fully offset the decline in external demand. For building materials, the funds for downstream construction projects are still in short supply, and the construction progress is slow, resulting in weak consumption of construction steel. The weekly consumption of rebar last week was 2.139 million tons, a year - on - year decline of 18.32%. The weak demand for building materials is the main reason for the overall weaker consumption of the five major steel products compared to previous years. Under the background of supply - demand pressure, the driving force for the continuous upward movement of steel prices is insufficient, and one can sell out - of - the - money call options on rebar to earn option time - value income [5].