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Corn May '23 (ZCK23)

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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Bounces on Friday, Specs Shown Adding to Net Long

The corn market was on the receiving end of a pre-weekend bounce on Friday, as contracts closed with 2 ½ to 5 cent gains across the board. December slipped 1.62% since last Friday. The national average Cash Corn price from cmdtyView was up 5 1/2 cents at $4.00 ¾ per bu.

Export Sales data from this morning indicated corn sales totaling 1.315 MMT, which was a 5-week low and on the low end of the 2024/25 estimates of 1.25 to 2.6 MMT. Unknown destinations was the largest buyer of 603,500 MT, with Mexico purchasing 167,600 MT. 

CFTC data showed large amount of spec corn shorts covering in the week of 11/12, with the managed money net long now at 109,989 contracts. That was an increase of 87,946 contracts, with 71,311 of that via shorts exiting. Commercials were adding 77,688 contracts to their net short as of Tuesday at 320,637 contracts. That was the largest net short for commercials since February 2023. 

Dec 24 Corn  closed at $4.24, up 5 cents,

Nearby Cash  was... 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
$1,155/1,050
First Notice Date
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 12, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
763,888 (+10,150)
890,008 (+76,041)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
434,784 (+11,907)
257,138 (-63,091)
Producers - Long / Short
458,247 (+7,472)
840,018 (+90,967)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
264,791 (+17,495)
9,140 (-109)
Managed Money - Long / Short
292,348 (+21,528)
192,569 (-75,216)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
142,436 (-9,621)
64,569 (+12,125)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
621-6 +1.85%
on 04/27/23
682-4 -7.22%
on 04/18/23
-22-6 (-3.47%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
606-6 +4.37%
on 03/10/23
684-6 -7.52%
on 02/14/23
-45-0 (-6.63%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
573-6 +10.37%
on 07/22/22
766-4 -17.38%
on 05/17/22
-122-0 (-16.15%)
since 05/12/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 655-3
2nd Resistance Point 647-1
1st Resistance Point 640-1
Last Price 633-2s
1st Support Level 624-7
2nd Support Level 616-5
3rd Support Level 609-5

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52-Week High 766-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 692-7
Fibonacci 50% 670-1
Fibonacci 38.2% 647-3
Last Price 633-2s
52-Week Low 573-6

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