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Wheat May '24 (ZWK24)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Pushing Higher on Monday Morning

Wheat bulls are preparing for a short week early, with Monday AM gains across most contracts. The wheat complex was mixed on Friday, with the KC wheat market being the weakest. Chicago SRW futures were up 1 to 2 cents to round out Friday, as March was 19 ½ cents lower last week. Friday’s open interest showed some slight new buying, up 11,648 contracts. KC HRW futures saw 1 to 2 cent losses, as March was just 2 ¾ cents in the red last week. MPLS spring wheat was 5 to 6 cents higher on Friday, with March closing the week up 2 ¼ cents.

Export Sales data will be released on Monday morning, catching up for the week ending on 12/4, with analysts looking for between 300,000-600,000 MT in wheat sales during that week.

A back logged update from CFTC showed spec traders in CBT wheat futures and options adding back 2,228 contracts to the net short position as of December 19 to 46,069 contracts. In KC wheat, managed money trimmed just 900 contracts from their net short to 17,011 con... 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
04/30/24
Expiration Date
05/14/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 9, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
143,615 (+4,213)
110,509 (+2,430)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
123,773 (+7,271)
152,845 (+9,912)
Producers - Long / Short
59,527 (+4,481)
78,587 (+369)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
63,401 (-3,517)
11,235 (-1,188)
Managed Money - Long / Short
93,332 (+6,363)
142,367 (+8,756)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
30,441 (+908)
10,478 (+1,156)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
534-2 +22.98%
on 04/18/24
671-0 -2.09%
on 05/13/24
+101-0 (+18.17%)
since 04/12/24
3-Month
523-4 +25.50%
on 03/11/24
671-0 -2.09%
on 05/13/24
+74-0 (+12.69%)
since 02/14/24
52-Week
523-4 +25.50%
on 03/11/24
808-6 -18.76%
on 07/25/23
-25-4 (-3.74%)
since 05/12/23

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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 657-0
2nd Resistance Point 657-0
1st Resistance Point 657-0
Last Price 657-0s
1st Support Level 657-0
2nd Support Level 657-0
3rd Support Level 657-0

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52-Week High 808-6
Fibonacci 61.8% 699-6
Fibonacci 50% 666-1
Last Price 657-0s
Fibonacci 38.2% 632-4
52-Week Low 523-4

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