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Corn Bulls Have a Weather-Market Wild Card. How to Trade It.![]() See on the daily bar chart for July corn futures (ZCN25) that prices have dropped down to solid technical support around the $4.50 area. See at the bottom of the chart that the Relative Strength Index (RSI) is reading below 30.00, suggesting a market that is overdone on the downside. Also, see that the RSI is presently in a posture and at a price level that has correctly signaled market bottoms being close at hand over the past few months. Fundamentally, weather in the U.S. Corn Belt over the past few weeks has been bearish for corn prices, with rains and warmer temperatures that benefit corn production. However, much of the Corn Belt will see drier and warmer weather for the next roughly 10 days, which could begin to deplete soil moisture if that weather pattern extends. Also, the corn market bulls have a weather-market wild card in their vests. Many more years than not, the corn market does experience a weather-market-induced price rally during the U.S. planting and growing season. Consider buying a call option on July corn futures, with an upside price objective of $5.00 or above. The option expires the third Friday in June. ![]() IMPORTANT NOTE: I am not a futures broker and do not manage any trading accounts other than my own personal account. It is my goal to point out to you potential trading opportunities. However, it is up to you to: (1) decide when and if you want to initiate any trades and (2) determine the size of any trades you may initiate. Any trades I discuss are hypothetical in nature. Here is what the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has said about futures trading (and I agree 100%):
On the date of publication, Jim Wyckoff did not have (either directly or indirectly) positions in any of the securities mentioned in this article. All information and data in this article is solely for informational purposes. For more information please view the Barchart Disclosure Policy here. |
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