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Wed, Feb 18th, 2026

Futures Market Overview

Wed, Feb 18th, 2026
No new trades today. Barchart’s Futures Trading Guide is a hypothetical trading system, designed to show you the profitability of commodity trades based on a 9-18 Day MACD Crossover strategy. The result? An insider’s view of the Total Profit generated by the strategy, including historical trade breakdown!

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Cattle Close with Steady Trade on Wednesday

Live cattle futures saw steadier trade on Wednesday, with contracts up a nickel to 30 cents lower across the nearbys. Cash trade has been quiet so far this week. The Wednesday Fed Cattle Exchange auction...

LEM26 : 238.425s (-0.01%)
LEJ26 : 242.525s (-0.11%)
LEG26 : 246.600s (+0.02%)
GFJ26 : 368.000s (+0.05%)
GFH26 : 370.575s (-0.11%)
GFK26 : 364.225s (+0.12%)
Soybeans Drift into the Wednesday Close

Soybeans failed to hold the early Wednesday strength, as contracts closed fractionally mixed on Wednesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 4 cents at $10.64 1/2. Soymeal futures...

ZSPAUS.CM : 10.6795 (-0.04%)
ZLK26 : 59.01 (-0.12%)
ZMK26 : 307.8 (-0.23%)
ZSX25 : 1112-6s (-1.70%)
ZSH26 : 1131-6 (-0.15%)
ZSK26 : 1147-0 (-0.17%)
Corn Firms into the Wednesday Close

Corn futures managed to hold onto some strength on Wednesday, as contracts closed fractionally to a penny higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up ½ cent to $3.94 1/2. USDA's armchair...

ZCZ25 : 431-4s (-0.86%)
ZCK26 : 436-2 (-0.11%)
ZCH26 : 426-2 (-0.18%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 3.9364 (+0.15%)
Wheat Rallies on Wednesday

The wheat complex was in bounce back mode on Wednesday, with gains across all three markets.. Chicago SRW futures were up 9 to 10 cents at the close. KC HRW futures led the bull’s charge, with contracts...

KEK26 : 563-2 (+0.27%)
KEH26 : 552-6 (+0.32%)
MWH26 : 5.7325 (-0.13%)
ZWH26 : 548-6 (+0.32%)
ZWK26 : 553-2 (+0.14%)
Cotton Holds on for Wednesday Gains

Cotton futures closed the Wednesday session with contracts 3 to 12 points higher. Crude oil futures were up $2.74 per barrel on the day at $65.07. The US dollar index was up $0.570 to $97.630. USDA’s...

CTK26 : 63.76s (+0.19%)
CTH26 : 61.55s (+0.05%)
CTZ24 : 71.40s (-1.37%)
Hogs Close with Strength on Wednesday

Lean hog futures posited 25 to 75 cent gains across most front months on Tuesday. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $88.34 on Wednesday afternoon, up 11 cents from the day prior. The CME...

HEK26 : 97.000s (+0.70%)
HEJ26 : 92.550s (+0.27%)
HEM26 : 106.600s (+0.71%)
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