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Corn Mar '23 (ZCH23)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Traders Had Little to Show for Friday Effort

Corn futures couldn’t hold initial gains into the Friday close, as quite a few markets sold off going into the weekend.  Net changes were fractional, down ¾ to up ½ cent per bushel. Fairly benign weather forecasts and less than desired export business limited buying interest. 

The 7-day QPF from NOAA shows spotty rains over the next week, with some heavier totals nearing an inch in parts of eastern NE/SD and western IA over the coming days. Parts of IN and OH are also expected to see some totals near an inch.

Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report did show the managed money spec funds cutting back their record large net short position in corn, ever so slightly.  They reduced it by 10,587 contracts in the week ending July 16, leaving them net short 343,936 contracts.

Thursday’s Export Sales report took the full year export sale commitments to 54.71 MMT, which is 97% of the USDA recently updated export forecast. Normally, we’d be 102% of that number by now.... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Corn
Contract Size
5,000 bushels
Tick Size
1/4 cent per bushel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,430/1,300
First Notice Date
02/28/23
Expiration Date
03/14/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jul 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
716,565 (+18,379)
470,342 (+22,718)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
307,784 (-1,411)
546,600 (-2,536)
Producers - Long / Short
448,643 (+16,891)
427,676 (+18,606)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
237,698 (-2,481)
12,442 (+143)
Managed Money - Long / Short
146,256 (-6,494)
499,028 (-10,137)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
161,528 (+5,083)
47,572 (+7,601)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
618-2 +1.50%
on 03/09/23
683-0 -8.13%
on 02/21/23
-54-6 (-8.02%)
since 02/14/23
3-Month
618-2 +1.50%
on 03/09/23
688-6 -8.89%
on 01/18/23
-23-0 (-3.54%)
since 12/14/22
52-Week
568-6 +10.33%
on 07/22/22
768-4 -18.35%
on 05/16/22
-23-0 (-3.54%)
since 03/14/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Strong Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 632-1
2nd Resistance Point 629-7
1st Resistance Point 628-5
Last Price 627-4s
1st Support Level 625-1
2nd Support Level 622-7
3rd Support Level 621-5

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52-Week High 768-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 692-2
Fibonacci 50% 668-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 645-0
Last Price 627-4s
52-Week Low 568-6

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