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Wheat May '19 (ZWK19)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Rallying as Traders Look to Close Out February

Wheat is shooting higher across the three markets on Friday morning, as the winter wheats are leading the charge. The wheat complex was mixed on Thursday, as some contracts found some late-day strength. Chicago SRW futures were up 4 to 6 cents in the front months. Open interest was up 425 contracts on Thursday. KC HRW futures were down 1 to 2 cents at the close. There were no deliveries against Chicago or KC wheat overnight on FND. MPLS spring wheat was steady to 2 cents in the green on the day.

A band of precip is expected to hit parts of the Southern Plains in the next week, with key portions of the western half missing out one some moisture. 

Weekly Export Sales for the week of 2/19 was out this morning, with a total of 242,964 MT reported. That was a 6-week low and down 9.68% from the same week last year. The largest buyer was Mexico at 135,300 MT, with 67,900 MT sold to Nigeria. New crop sales exceeded the expected range of 0 to 50,000 MT at 107,015 MT, a MY high fo... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Chicago Soft 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
CBOT
Point Value
$50
Margin/Maintenance
$1,815/1,650
First Notice Date
04/30/19
Expiration Date
05/14/19 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '19
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
167,707 (-21,542)
109,323 (-8,035)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
122,049 (-3,538)
177,107 (-19,738)
Producers - Long / Short
69,053 (-10,799)
81,211 (+523)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
78,333 (-2,165)
7,791 (+20)
Managed Money - Long / Short
85,112 (-5,173)
154,679 (-21,438)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
36,937 (+1,635)
22,428 (+1,700)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
416-2 +5.53%
on 04/30/19
464-0 -5.33%
on 04/15/19
-25-2 (-5.44%)
since 04/12/19
3-Month
416-2 +5.53%
on 04/30/19
512-2 -14.25%
on 02/15/19
-71-2 (-13.96%)
since 02/14/19
52-Week
416-2 +5.53%
on 04/30/19
630-2 -30.31%
on 08/02/18
-119-6 (-21.42%)
since 05/14/18

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Shootin' the Bull about lines in the sand

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 439-2
1st Resistance Point 439-2
Last Price 439-2s
1st Support Level 439-2
2nd Support Level 439-2
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 630-2
Fibonacci 61.8% 548-4
Fibonacci 50% 523-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 498-0
Last Price 439-2s
52-Week Low 416-2

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