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Sat, May 2nd, 2026

Futures Market Overview

Sat, May 2nd, 2026
No new trades today. Barchart’s Futures Trading Guide is a hypothetical trading system, designed to show you the profitability of commodity trades based on a 9-18 Day MACD Crossover strategy. The result? An insider’s view of the Total Profit generated by the strategy, including historical trade breakdown!

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Cattle, wheat, corn, soybeans, crude and S&P surge to new highs

Historic dissents in Fed interest rate pause

What Happens When Seasonality and Geopolitics Collide?

Markets don’t always follow their seasonal patterns—especially during geopolitical events. This analysis of RBOB gasoline shows how conflicts can temporarily distort price action, and why structure...

Why a Small Portfolio Outperformed a Larger One — And What It Revealed About Options Income

Two portfolios using the same strategy delivered different results. The reason wasn’t stock selection or timing—it was how close the call strikes were to the stock price. This analysis shows how a...

Corn Closes Friday with Gains to Round Out the Week

Corn futures posted gains of 1 ¼ to 5 ½ cents across the board on Friday, with May rallying 13 ¼ cents on the week. December was 14 ½ cents higher this week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn...

ZCZ26 : 498-6s (+0.91%)
ZCN26 : 480-2s (+1.16%)
ZCK26 : 468-2s (+0.75%)
ZCPZ26US.CM : 4.6191 (+1.04%)
ZCPAUS.CM : 4.3881 (+1.64%)
Cattle Fade Back Lower into the Close

Live cattle futures closed the Friday session with contracts down 40 cents to $1.02, as June was $7.77 on the week. Cash trade got kicked off early again this week, starting at $250-252 across the country...

LEV26 : 242.450s (-0.42%)
LEQ26 : 247.825s (-0.34%)
LEM26 : 253.000s (-0.39%)
GFQ26 : 372.175s (-0.36%)
GFK26 : 371.400s (-0.34%)
GFU26 : 370.700s (-0.34%)
Soybeans Rounds Out the Week with Strength

Soybeans futures closed the Friday session with 5 ¾ to 12 ¾ cent gains, as May was 24 cents higher this week. November was up 27 cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was...

ZSPAUS.CM : 11.3673 (+1.20%)
ZLN26 : 75.16s (+0.83%)
ZMN26 : 319.3s (+0.13%)
ZSPX26US.CM : 11.1800 (+1.14%)
ZSX26 : 1182-6s (+0.83%)
ZSK26 : 1187-6s (+0.49%)
ZSN26 : 1203-2s (+0.65%)
Hogs Faces Pressure on Friday

Lean hog futures posted losses of 62 cents to $1.67 at the Friday close, with June slipping 62 cents on the week. USDA’s national base hog price was reported at $92.64 on Friday morning, down 61 cents...

HEM26 : 101.275s (-0.98%)
HEK26 : 92.825s (-0.67%)
HEN26 : 103.375s (-1.59%)
Wheat Trading Mostly Higher at Midday

The wheat complex closed Friday with most exchanges higher. Chicago SRW futures saw steady to 5 cent higher trade, as May was 16 ¼ cents in the green since last Friday. KC HRW futures posted ¾ to 4 ½...

KEN26 : 694-4s (+0.14%)
KEK26 : 682-4s (+0.66%)
MWK26 : 7.0450s (+1.40%)
ZWK26 : 624-4s (+0.12%)
ZWN26 : 637-6s (+0.16%)
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