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Corn May '25 (ZCK25)

464-2s -4-6 (-1.01%) 03/21/25 [CBOT]
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Quote Overview for Fri, Mar 21st, 2025
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Day Low
461-2
Day High
469-6
Open 467-2
Previous Close 469-0 469-0
Volume 167,458 167,458
Open Interest 658,785 658,785
Stochastic %K 61.71% 61.71%
National Corn Index 4.2867 4.2867
Weighted Alpha -4.18 -4.18
5-Day Change +5-6 (+1.25%) +5-6 (+1.25%)
52-Week Range 414-2 - 518-6 414-2 - 518-6
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Closes the Week with Friday Losses

Corn futures closed the week on Friday with losses of 2 to 5 cents across most front months. Despite the Friday losses, May saw a 5 ¾ cent gain on the week. New crop held steady, as the trade range narrows ahead of the Prospective Plantings report on the 31st, with just a 7 ¾ cent range on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was back down 4 ¼ cents on Friday at $4.29 ¾. 

Weekly Commitment of Traders data showed the managed money crowd in corn futures and options peeling back their net long position in the week of 3/18 by 39,271 contracts. The net long was just 107,270 contracts as of Tuesday, vs. the 364,217 position at the beginning of February. Commercials saw shorts exiting, with the net short down 38,690 contracts to 422,760 contracts.

Total export sale commitments for the 2024/25 crop to 52.031 MMT, which is still 25% larger than the same period last year. That is also 84% of the USDA export projection, ahead of the 5-year average sales pace by... 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
04/30/25 (39 days)
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (53 days)

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Corn May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
760,199 (-14,628)
941,922 (-49,624)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
441,602 (-7,403)
202,226 (+21,578)
Producers - Long / Short
406,688 (-20,766)
881,701 (-55,387)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
312,990 (+563)
19,700 (+188)
Managed Money - Long / Short
243,695 (-4,591)
139,265 (+23,391)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
197,907 (-2,812)
62,961 (-1,813)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
442-4 +4.92%
on 03/04/25
Period Open: 505-0
505-2 -8.11%
on 02/24/25
-40-6 (-8.07%)
since 02/21/25
3-Month
442-4 +4.92%
on 03/04/25
Period Open: 451-6
518-6 -10.51%
on 02/19/25
+12-4 (+2.77%)
since 12/20/24
52-Week
414-2 +12.07%
on 08/26/24
Period Open: 497-2
518-6 -10.51%
on 02/19/25
-33-0 (-6.64%)
since 03/21/24

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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 477-3
2nd Resistance Point 473-5
1st Resistance Point 468-7
Last Price 464-2s
1st Support Level 460-3
2nd Support Level 456-5
3rd Support Level 451-7

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52-Week High 518-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 478-7
Fibonacci 50% 466-4
Last Price 464-2s
Fibonacci 38.2% 454-1
52-Week Low 414-2

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