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I believe wave 5 of 5 of the B wave is complete or near so enough to warrant these recommendations.

The wheat complex is in bounce back mode on Wednesday. Chicago SRW futures are trading 5 to 7 ½ cents higher on Wednesday. KC HRW futures are posting 7 to 8 cent midday gains. MPLS spring wheat is showing 2 to 3 cent gains at midday. The annual Ag Outlook...

Soybeans are falling back from early Wednesday gains, as contracts are down 3 to 4 so far. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 4 cents at $10.64 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $2 to 3.10 in the front months, with Soy Oil futures 114 points higher. Strength...

Corn futures are steady to fractionally higher so far on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is steady at $3.93. USDA's armchair estimate for the US corn balance sheet will be released at Thursday’s Ag Outlook Forum. Ahead of the release, a Bloomberg survey of analysts is calling...

Grain markets have been able to gain some ground in the overnight and early morning trade. Can the strength hold or will sellers take advantage it?

Soybeans are trading with 3 to 7 cent gains across the front months on Wednesday morning. Futures rounded out the Tuesday session with contracts fractionally to 1 ¼ cents higher. Open interest suggested new buying interest, up 22,504 contracts on Tuesday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up...

Wheat is rallying back from losses on Tuesday, with the Wednesday session starting off with gains across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 6 to 7 cents on Tuesday, as March slipped 11 cents. Open interest was down 14,838 contracts on Tuesday, mainly in the front two contracts....

Corn price action is up fractionally to 1 ½ cents so far on Wednesday. Futures closed Tuesday with contracts falling 5 to 6 ¼ cents. Open interest was down 788 contracts on Tuesday, as the roll out of March continues, down 30,524 contracts. March options expire on Friday. The CmdtyView...

I am Stephen Davis, senior market strategist at Walsh Trading, Inc., Chicago, Illinois. You can reach me at 312-878-2391. Last week, I wrote about a May 2026 soybean trading strategy that worked very well. This week, I am writing about a soybean meal strategy. Data released today from the National...

Opportunity is Knocking - Answer the Door

The wheat complex posted weakness on Tuesday across all three markets. Chicago SRW futures were down 6 to 7 cents, as March was slipped 11 cents. KC HRW futures were 3 to 4 cents in the red at the close. MPLS spring wheat was down 3 to 4 cents lower...