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Wheat May '22 (ZWK22)

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Wheat Futures Market News and Commentary

Wheat Pulling Back to Come Out of the Long Weekend

Wheat is trading lower across the winter wheat contracts on Tuesday morning, with spring wheat steady. The wheat complex rallied into the long weekend with gains across the three markets. Chicago SRW futures were 7 to 8 cents higher on Friday, with March up just ¾ cent from last week. Some short covering was noted, with open interest down 1,699 contracts. KC HRW futures saw Friday gains of 9 to 10 cents in the nearbys, with March down 3 cents on the week. OI was up 1,885 contracts on Friday. MPLS spring wheat was up 2 to 3 cents across the front months on Friday, with March down 2 ½ cents last week. 

The weekly CFTC update via Commitment of Traders data showed managed money trimming just 936 contracts from their net short in CBT wheat futures and options to 106,229 contracts by Tuesday. As of January 13, specs were net short just 12,781 contracts in KC wheat futures and options, a 2,874 contract reduction from the week prior. 

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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
04/29/22
Expiration Date
05/13/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Wheat May '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
188,716 (+5,307)
103,838 (+5,399)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
128,167 (+176)
214,192 (-1,890)
Producers - Long / Short
81,150 (-4,142)
70,079 (+5,452)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
81,671 (+8,350)
7,864 (-1,152)
Managed Money - Long / Short
90,290 (+239)
198,537 (-997)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
37,877 (-63)
15,655 (-893)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
1029-2 +13.41%
on 05/02/22
1174-4 -0.62%
on 05/12/22
+53-6 (+4.83%)
since 04/13/22
3-Month
779-4 +49.74%
on 02/16/22
1363-4 -14.39%
on 03/08/22
+363-2 (+45.18%)
since 02/11/22
52-Week
631-6 +84.76%
on 07/09/21
1363-4 -14.39%
on 03/08/22
+464-0 (+65.98%)
since 05/13/21

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 1167-2
2nd Resistance Point 1167-2
1st Resistance Point 1167-2
Last Price 1167-2s
1st Support Level 1167-2
2nd Support Level 1167-2
3rd Support Level 1167-2

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52-Week High 1363-4
Last Price 1167-2s
Fibonacci 61.8% 1084-0
Fibonacci 50% 997-5
Fibonacci 38.2% 911-2
52-Week Low 631-6

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