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Wheat Sep '20 (ZWU20)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Closes Mixed on Friday

The wheat complex closed with winter wheat weakness, with spring wheat higher on Friday. Chicago SRW futures were steady in some deferreds to 7 1/4 cents lower in the front months, as May was still up 20 ¼ cents this week. KC HRW futures were 1 ½ to 6 cents lower on Friday, with the weekly gain at 46 cents. MPLS spring wheat was up 1 1/4 to 3 3/4 cents, with May up 41 ¾ cents. Crude oil fell $9.12 on the day following Iran agreeing to open the Strait of Hormuz this morning.

Commitment of Traders data showed money managers adding 1,633 contracts to their net short position in CBT wheat at 7,266 contracts as of Tuesday. In KC wheat futures and options, specs added 1,316 contracts to their net long to 16,924 contracts. 

Export Sales data will from Thursday now has the total commitments for old crop wheat at 24.54 MMT, which is slightly above the USDA projection vs. the 102% average pace. Shipments are 20.69 MMT, which is 84% of USDA’s number and matches the average shipping... 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
08/31/20
Expiration Date
09/14/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat Sep '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 14, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
158,808 (-17,059)
142,556 (-15,669)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
128,989 (-9,233)
147,355 (-9,574)
Producers - Long / Short
56,935 (-5,759)
112,047 (-6,326)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
90,322 (-2,468)
18,958 (-511)
Managed Money - Long / Short
102,122 (-7,359)
107,672 (-6,191)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
26,867 (-1,874)
39,683 (-3,383)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
500-0 +9.70%
on 08/17/20
559-2 -1.92%
on 09/01/20
+48-4 (+9.70%)
since 08/14/20
3-Month
471-0 +16.45%
on 06/26/20
559-2 -1.92%
on 09/01/20
+40-6 (+8.03%)
since 06/12/20
52-Week
471-0 +16.45%
on 06/26/20
592-6 -7.47%
on 01/22/20
+44-0 (+8.72%)
since 09/13/19

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Wheat Closes Mixed on Friday

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The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 565-1
1st Resistance Point 556-7
Last Price 548-4s
1st Support Level 532-5
2nd Support Level 516-5
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 592-6
Last Price 548-4s
Fibonacci 61.8% 546-2
Fibonacci 50% 531-7
Fibonacci 38.2% 517-4
52-Week Low 471-0

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