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Thu, Apr 16th, 2026

Futures Market Overview

Thu, Apr 16th, 2026
No new trades today. Barchart’s Futures Trading Guide is a hypothetical trading system, designed to show you the profitability of commodity trades based on a 9-18 Day MACD Crossover strategy. The result? An insider’s view of the Total Profit generated by the strategy, including historical trade breakdown!

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Cattle Post Midweek Losses

Live cattle futures were down 35 cents to $1.40 on Wednesday, with April up a nickel. There were 3 deliveries for April live cattle in Dodge City. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week, with a few...

LEQ26 : 246.125s (-0.16%)
LEM26 : 251.075s (-0.14%)
LEJ26 : 252.600s (+0.02%)
GFK26 : 370.950s (-1.04%)
GFJ26 : 373.500s (-0.63%)
GFQ26 : 372.200s (-0.96%)
Hogs Slip Lower on Wednesday

Lean hog futures were steady to 50 cents lower on Wednesday, with expiring April up 20 cents. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $91.88 on Wednesday afternoon, up $1.11 from the day prior....

HEM26 : 101.950s (-0.49%)
HEK26 : 94.075s (-0.16%)
HEN26 : 104.975s (-0.36%)
Soybeans Post Strength on Wednesday

Soybeans were in rally mode on the midweek session, with contracts 9 to 11 cents higher at the close. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 11 cents at $11.01 3/4. Soymeal futures were...

ZSPAUS.CM : 11.0091 (+0.87%)
ZLN26 : 67.64 (+0.49%)
ZMN26 : 329.5 (-0.51%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 10.8723 (+0.98%)
ZSX26 : 1154-4 (unch)
ZSK26 : 1166-6 (-0.02%)
ZSN26 : 1183-0 (-0.02%)
Wheat See Marginal Strength on Wednesday

The wheat complex posted marginal gains on Wednesday with contracts higher across the three exchanges. Chicago SRW futures were fractionally to 3 cents higher. KC HRW futures saw 2 ¼ to 3 ¼ cent gains....

KEN26 : 641-4 (+0.47%)
KEK26 : 629-2 (+0.60%)
MWK26 : 6.4150 (+0.31%)
ZWK26 : 595-0 (+0.21%)
ZWN26 : 602-0 (+0.04%)
Cotton Rallying on Wednesday

Cotton was in rally mode, with contracts up 77 to 137 points at the close on Wednesday. The US dollar index was $0.033 lower at $97.875. Crude oil was up 12 cents on the day. The Seam showed 5,245 bales...

CTN26 : 78.15 (+0.94%)
CTK26 : 75.80 (+0.92%)
CTZ26 : 78.94 (+0.75%)
Corn Rallies on Wednesday

Corn futures posted 4 ¾ to 8 ¼ cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 8 1/2 cents at $4.14 3/4. Some premium may have been put in the market...

ZCZ26 : 479-0 (+0.21%)
ZCN26 : 461-0 (+0.11%)
ZCK26 : 451-2 (unch)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.3862 (+1.78%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.1374 (+2.12%)
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