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Corn May '24 (ZCK24)

453-6s -4-6 (-1.04%) 05/14/24 [CBOT]
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Quote Overview for Tue, May 14th, 2024
Day Low
453-2
Day High
461-0
Open 461-0
Previous Close 458-4 458-4
Volume 27 27
Open Interest 152 152
Stochastic %K 81.38% 81.38%
National Corn Index 4.4170 4.4170
Weighted Alpha -11.68 -11.68
5-Day Change unch (unch) unch (unch)
52-Week Range 408-6 - 637-6 408-6 - 637-6
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holding Steady Early on Wednesday

Corn is trading with contracts mixed to begin Wednesday. Futures fell lower on Tuesday, with front months 13 to 15 cents in the red and new crop December down just 5 ¾ cents. Preliminary open interest was down 43,297 contracts, with May dropping 44,926 contracts and taking just 10,755 contracts into First Notice Day. There were 25 deliveries issued against May overnight. The nearby CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 13 1/4 cents at $4.36 1/4. 

USDA reported a private export sale of 120,000 MT of corn to Spain on Tuesday morning for 2024/25 shipment.

After the bounce back last week, EIA ethanol production data is expected to be steady to slightly lower in the report that will be out later this morning.

Precipitation for the next week is limited in the Northern Plains, and over to IA, MN, and WI. Lighter totals are seen in IL, and IN.

Several South Korean importers purchased corn overnight in private tenders, buying a total of 263,000 MT of cor... 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
04/30/24
Expiration Date
05/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn May '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 22, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
773,840 (-11,282)
935,319 (-28,902)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
450,712 (+11,876)
230,869 (+26,215)
Producers - Long / Short
424,352 (-13,738)
845,964 (-33,333)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
287,295 (-661)
27,162 (+1,314)
Managed Money - Long / Short
289,843 (+12,371)
157,429 (+25,111)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
160,869 (-495)
73,440 (+1,104)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
426-2 +6.45%
on 04/18/24
Period Open: 435-4
461-4 -1.68%
on 05/13/24
+18-2 (+4.19%)
since 04/12/24
3-Month
408-6 +11.01%
on 02/26/24
Period Open: 437-2
461-4 -1.68%
on 05/13/24
+16-4 (+3.77%)
since 02/14/24
52-Week
408-6 +11.01%
on 02/26/24
Period Open: 525-6
637-6 -28.85%
on 06/21/23
-72-0 (-13.69%)
since 05/12/23

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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 466-4
2nd Resistance Point 463-6
1st Resistance Point 458-6
Last Price 453-6s
1st Support Level 451-0
2nd Support Level 448-2
3rd Support Level 443-2

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52-Week High 637-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 550-2
Fibonacci 50% 523-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 496-2
Last Price 453-6s
52-Week Low 408-6

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