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Corn Dec '18 (ZCZ18)

376-6s +1-2 (+0.33%) 12/14/18 [CBOT]
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Overview for Fri, Dec 14th, 2018
Day Low
374-2
Day High
379-0
Open 378-0
Previous Close 375-4 375-4
Volume 357 357
Open Interest 371 371
Stochastic %K 90.58% 90.58%
National Corn Index 4.0564 4.0564
Weighted Alpha -2.32 -2.32
5-Day Change +2-6 (+0.74%) +2-6 (+0.74%)
52-Week Range 342-4 - 429-4 342-4 - 429-4
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Corn Futures Market News and Commentary

Corn Holds onto Gains to Extend Bounce into Long Weekend

Corn futures pulled off early session gains, but still closed the Thursday session with 2 to 4 cent gains. September was up 8 ¾ cents this week, with December seeing a dime gain. The front month CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 2 1/4 cents at $4.06 3/4. The market will be closed on Friday for Independence Day, with a normal Sunday night open. 

President Trump is expected to deliver a speech Iowa this evening, with some thinking it may involve trade topics. 

A private export sale of 156,000 MT of corn was sold to unknown destinations for 2024/25 this morning according to USDA.

Rains are expected to cover much of the Western Corn Belt in the next week, with 1 to 2 inches expected. Lighter totals reaching an inch or less are seen in the ECB.

USDA’s Export Sales report from this morning showed 532,745 MT of old crop corn booked in the week ending on June 26, on the low side of traders looking for between 0.4 and 1 MMT. That was a marketing year l... 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
$1,155/1,050
First Notice Date
11/30/18
Expiration Date
12/14/18 (expired)

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Corn Dec '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jun 24, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
710,288 (-12,313)
566,760 (-26,924)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
289,305 (-21,404)
419,875 (+1,922)
Producers - Long / Short
417,739 (-8,598)
516,055 (-28,806)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
258,634 (-8,076)
16,790 (-2,479)
Managed Money - Long / Short
173,552 (+1,939)
348,948 (+8,263)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
115,753 (-23,343)
70,927 (-6,341)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
355-2 +6.05%
on 11/26/18
Period Open: 367-0
379-0 -0.59%
on 12/14/18
+9-6 (+2.66%)
since 11/14/18
3-Month
342-4 +10.00%
on 09/18/18
Period Open: 351-6
379-0 -0.59%
on 12/14/18
+25-0 (+7.11%)
since 09/14/18
52-Week
342-4 +10.00%
on 09/18/18
Period Open: 380-6
429-4 -12.28%
on 05/24/18
-4-0 (-1.05%)
since 12/14/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 381-3
1st Resistance Point 379-1
Last Price 376-6s
1st Support Level 374-3
2nd Support Level 371-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 429-4
Fibonacci 61.8% 396-2
Fibonacci 50% 386-0
Last Price 376-6s
Fibonacci 38.2% 375-6
52-Week Low 342-4

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