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Wheat May '17 (ZWK17)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Holding higher on Monday AM Trade

Wheat is trading with Monday morning gains of 2 to 4 cents across most contracts. The wheat complex fell double digits across most contracts on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were down 10 to 13 cents in most contracts, with July down 35 ¾ cents last week. Open interest rose 597 contracts on Friday. KC HRW futures were 12 to 15 1/2 cents in the red, as July fell 32 ¾ cents on the week. OI was up 1,572 contracts on Friday. MPLS spring wheat is down 12 to 13 1/2 cents on the session, with July falling 25 ¾ cents since on the week.

USDA released Export Sales data Friday, showing a total of 807,348 MT in net cancellations for old crop, a MY low. Some of that was likely rolled to 2026/27, as Japan saw net reductions of 171,600 MT, with 108,500 MT cancelled for Panama and 103,300 MT cancelled for Mexico.  New crop business was tallied at 1.058 MMT, a MY high and 48.66% above the same week last year. Japan was the top buyer of 252,100 MT, with 166,900 MT purchased by the Philippines, and... 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
$2,145/1,950
First Notice Date
04/28/17
Expiration Date
05/12/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 26, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
162,357 (+5,124)
154,827 (-4,398)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
144,186 (+919)
153,644 (+10,640)
Producers - Long / Short
49,540 (+3,888)
125,222 (-254)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
103,807 (+677)
20,595 (-4,703)
Managed Money - Long / Short
105,626 (-4,236)
121,780 (+8,829)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
38,560 (+5,155)
31,864 (+1,811)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
398-4 +6.65%
on 04/25/17
450-6 -5.71%
on 05/02/17
-8-2 (-1.90%)
since 04/12/17
3-Month
398-4 +6.65%
on 04/25/17
477-0 -10.90%
on 02/16/17
-38-0 (-8.21%)
since 02/10/17
52-Week
398-4 +6.65%
on 04/25/17
580-0 -26.72%
on 06/08/16
-94-0 (-18.11%)
since 05/12/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 457-7
1st Resistance Point 441-3
Last Price 425-0s
1st Support Level 412-3
2nd Support Level 399-7
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 580-0
Fibonacci 61.8% 510-5
Fibonacci 50% 489-2
Fibonacci 38.2% 467-7
Last Price 425-0s
52-Week Low 398-4

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