Overnight trading found CBOT futures lower after yesterday’s rally in corn stalled at key moving average (MA) resistance and from yesterday’s technically weak close in wheat. Corn finished nearly 8 cents lower, while the soy complex bled into the red as well. Only wheat managed to find a few pennies of support. The day session saw mixed trading with corn dropping to early losses and soybeans initially following suit, but the latter then found support and closed higher. Wheat continued it’s decline with all classes finishing lower. Yesterday’s CFTC report showed a larger-than-expected long position in corn and the exact opposite situation in soybeans. The June USDA reports found traders strongly on the wrong side of...
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