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Mon, Mar 17th, 2025
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Grain Market Firm to Start the Week, Led by Wheat

Grain markets are continuing to present shorter term opportunities for participants on both sides of the market. These are the levels to keep an eye on to start the week.

Wheat Rallying to Kickoff Monday Trade

Wheat futures are rallying a much as double digits in most contracts on Monday morning. The wheat complex posted weaker trade on Friday across the three markets as March Rolled off the board. Chicago SRW...

KEN25 : 617-4 (+3.13%)
MWK25 : 615-2 (+2.24%)
KEK25 : 605-4 (+3.33%)
ZWK25 : 573-6 (+3.01%)
ZWN25 : 589-4 (+2.88%)
Soybeans Slightly Higher Early on Monday

The soybean market is showing 1 to 2 cent gains so far on Monday morning. Beans closed Friday with 5 to 7 cent gains across most contracts, with March rolling off the board. May futures were down 9 cents...

ZSPX25US.CM : 9.5486 (-0.05%)
ZLK25 : 41.87 (+0.67%)
ZMK25 : 304.6 (-0.42%)
ZSPAUS.CM : 9.5048 (-0.27%)
ZSK25 : 1013-2 (-0.27%)
ZSX25 : 1017-4 (-0.05%)
ZSN25 : 1027-6 (-0.22%)
Corn Bouncing on Monday Morning

Corn futures are trading with 3 to 5 cent gains so far on Monday morning. Early strength in the wheat market is supportive. The market settled Friday with front months down 6 to 8 cents in the nearbys...

ZCZ25 : 453-6 (+0.61%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.2428 (+0.93%)
ZCPZ25US.CM : 4.1863 (+0.64%)
ZCK25 : 462-2 (+0.82%)
ZCN25 : 471-0 (+0.75%)
Were Markets In a St. Patrick's Day Mood Monday Morning?

As Monday Morning's Barchart Futures Market Heat Map shows, some commodity sectors were feeling festive early St. Patrick's Day morning while there were not.

KEN25 : 617-4 (+3.13%)
ZSK25 : 1013-2 (-0.27%)
$CNCI : 423.89 (-1.49%)
Wheat Has to Take Out 565.00 to Turn Short Term Trend Positive

Educational and Actionable information using Fibonacci and W.D. Gann analysis.

ZWK25 : 573-6 (+3.01%)
Sugar calendar spread and a Chicago Wheat calendar spread

Hedge funds added a record 112,500 net long contracts over the past 5 trading days.  In addition, net longs have increased over 117,000 contracts over the past 6 weeks.  This occurred just as Sugar enters...

Tit-for-tat tariffs escalate tensions

Fed FOMC Rate Decision on Wednesday

Cattle and Hog Markets Rally To End Week on a Positive Note

Cattle Cash markets continue to show strength

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