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Futures Market OverviewTuesday, May 21st, 2013
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| Name | Contract | Last | Change | Open | High | Low | Time |
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| DJIA mini-sized | YMM13 (Jun '13) | 15,384 | +65 | 15,315 | 15,414 | 15,298 | 14:05 |
| E-Mini S&P 500 | ESM13 (Jun '13) | 1,669.75 | +5.25 | 1,663.50 | 1,673.25 | 1,660.00 | 14:05 |
| Natural Gas | NGN13 (Jul '13) | 4.238 | +0.097 | 4.135 | 4.257 | 4.129 | 14:04 |
| Silver | SIN13 (Jul '13) | 22.330 | -0.252 | 22.875 | 22.910 | 22.015 | 14:05 |
| Crude Oil WTI | CLN13 (Jul '13) | 96.15 | -0.78 | 96.89 | 97.22 | 95.72 | 14:05 |
| Wheat | ZWN13 (Jul '13) | 680-4s | -4-6 | 684-2 | 684-4 | 674-0 | 05/21/13 |
| Corn | ZCN13 (Jul '13) | 640-0s | -9-4 | 644-6 | 647-0 | 632-4 | 05/21/13 |
| Gold | GCM13 (Jun '13) | 1,373.9 | -10.2 | 1,392.4 | 1,399.9 | 1,358.0 | 14:05 |
 The wild ride continues in gold and silver so how should investors play this market. (full story) |
 The rise with bonds hints commodities may be in trouble tomorrow. (full story) |
 Commodities: After a rapid short covering rally in gold which took the futures up to 1400, the gold market is back down to $1370 today. Platinum is down big, trading down $28 to $1457. Our key resistance levels for platinum are $1500 and $1520. Even though platinum is gaining media... (full story) |
 DJ Table of China April Oilseed, Vegoil, Grain Imports Table of Imports by Grain, Oil Type and Origin (All figures in metric tons) Apr Change Jan-Apr Change in Tons on Year in Tons on Year Wheat Total 203,337 -30.69% 894,556 -36.75% Australia 82,486 -69.79% 240,641 -77.01% USA [...] (full story) |
By locking in a price now for a commodity to be delivered at some point in the future, futures markets permit buyers to secure insurance again future adverse price changes. In other words, futures markets supply a means for the mitigation of price risks. Futures charts track futures prices over time, and supply historical data that buyers and sellers can use to project where futures prices will be in the coming days or months. Frequently updated futures charts are a very useful tool for identifying pricing trends within a certain commodity.