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Market Commentary: Technical Trade Suggests CBOT Has Made its Near-Term Lows

The CBOT saw technical trade emerge and dominate the day, which sent corn, wheat, and soybeans higher after a weak overnight start. The day’s strength was sufficient to score bullish reversals on the corn and wheat charts, which indicates near-term lows are likely for these commodities. There is also some potential for Monday’s contract lows to be seasonal lows, but WPI’s experience is that “big crop” years tend to find seasonal lows a little later in September or early October. Funds were on the buy-side of the market Tuesday and continued to cover shorts in the grains complex and, to a lesser extent, oilseeds and products as well. There were also rumors about fresh long buying and bottom-picking from the spec...

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feed-grains soy-oilseeds wheat

Summary of Futures

Mar 26 Corn closed at $4.4525/bushel, up $0.07 from yesterday's close.  Mar 26 Wheat closed at $5.405/bushel, up $0.0125 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soybeans closed at $11.315/bushel, up $0.0675 from yesterday's close.  Jan 26 Soymeal closed at $320.4/short ton, up $0 from ye...

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