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Corn Mar '22 (ZCH22)
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Double Digit Friday Gains in Corn

After a highly contested week the corn market finished in the black. Aided by double digit gains on Friday, July was up a nickel for the week and Dec up by 6 3/4 cents from Friday to Friday. USDA cited the weekly cash ethanol price near $2.38/gal with regional variance. DDGS were mostly weaker through the week, from -$25/ton to +$5/ton. Quotes were mostly $200-$240 depending on the region. The cash corn oil market was within 2 cents/lb of last week from 55 to 57 cents/lb.  

The weekly CoT report had managed money corn traders short covering through the week that ended 5/30. The spec short paper dropped 17.5%, but the group was still 51k contracts net short at the settle. Commercial corn hedgers added new shorts through the week, expanding their net short by 46k contracts to 148k. 

USDA’s FAS reported 186,695 MT of corn was sold for export during the week that ended 5/25. That was inline with the estimated range. That was led by 172k MT for Mexico. Old crop commitments we... 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
$1,870/1,700
First Notice Date
02/28/22
Expiration Date
03/14/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Corn Mar '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Mar Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 30, 2023

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Commercials - Long / Short
685,222 (+2,336)
613,012 (+45,958)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
274,956 (-7,924)
295,363 (-49,784)
Producers - Long / Short
399,553 (-3,558)
572,169 (+39,721)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
261,381 (+2,419)
16,555 (+2,762)
Managed Money - Long / Short
176,111 (+3,182)
222,957 (-47,621)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
98,845 (-11,106)
72,406 (-2,163)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
636-2 +14.46%
on 02/16/22
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+90-2 (+14.15%)
since 02/15/22
3-Month
584-4 +24.59%
on 12/16/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+142-4 (+24.33%)
since 12/15/21
52-Week
457-4 +59.18%
on 03/30/21
800-0 -8.97%
on 03/04/22
+242-0 (+49.77%)
since 03/15/21

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 771-4
2nd Resistance Point 761-6
1st Resistance Point 745-0
Last Price 728-2s
1st Support Level 718-4
2nd Support Level 708-6
3rd Support Level 692-0

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52-Week High 800-0
Last Price 728-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 669-1
Fibonacci 50% 628-6
Fibonacci 38.2% 588-3
52-Week Low 457-4

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