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Hard Red Wheat May '18 (KEK18)

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Hard Red Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Getting a Monday Pop

The wheat complex is trading with gains across the three exchanges on Monday. Chicago SRW futures are up 14 to 15 cents on the day. KC HRW is posting 13 to 14 cent gains at midday. MPLS spring wheat is 8 to 10 cents higher on Monday.

The weekly shipment data from the Export Inspections report tallied 711,073 MT of wheat exported in the week of 9/19. That was a sharp 20.77% from last week and 46.39% larger than the same week last year. Shipments were fairly spread out, with 86,349 MT to Ecuador, 69,363 MT to the Philippines, and 68,784 MT to South Korea. Marketing year shipments have totaled 7.684 MMT, which is 35.69% above the same period last year.

Friday afternoon’s Commitment of Traders report showed specs in Chicago wheat futures and options trimming back 4,364 contracts from their net short position as of Tuesday to 25,033 contracts. In KC wheat, they parred back 1,024 contracts from their net short to 17,486 contracts. 

Dec 24 CBOT Wheat  is at $5.83, up 14 1... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
KC Hard Red Winter Wheat
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
KCBT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
04/30/18
Expiration Date
05/14/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Hard Red Wheat May '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 17, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
98,730 (+206)
89,915 (+2,029)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
69,804 (-2,774)
75,792 (-3,520)
Producers - Long / Short
30,802 (-671)
81,714 (+1,706)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
63,589 (+710)
3,862 (+156)
Managed Money - Long / Short
47,000 (-2,982)
63,756 (-4,048)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
22,804 (+208)
12,036 (+528)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
476-0 +4.36%
on 04/17/18
547-4 -9.27%
on 05/03/18
+1-0 (+0.20%)
since 04/13/18
3-Month
456-0 +8.94%
on 03/29/18
548-4 -9.43%
on 03/02/18
+12-2 (+2.53%)
since 02/14/18
52-Week
423-6 +17.23%
on 12/13/17
619-4 -19.81%
on 07/05/17
-7-2 (-1.44%)
since 05/12/17

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ZWH25 : 601-2s (+2.34%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 496-6
1st Resistance Point 496-6
Last Price 496-6s
1st Support Level 496-6
2nd Support Level 496-6
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 619-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 544-6
Fibonacci 50% 521-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 498-4
Last Price 496-6s
52-Week Low 423-6

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