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Temp: 32oF Feels Like: 21oF
Humid: 80% Dew Pt: 27oF
Barom: 29.55 Wind Dir: NW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 17 mph
Sunrise: 7:15 Sunset: 7:14
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 443'2 443'2 443'2 443'2 -8'0 445'4s 03/14 Chart for @C5H Options for @C5H
May 25 463'2 463'4 456'4 458'6 -6'6 458'4s 03/14 Chart for @C5K Options for @C5K
Jul 25 470'2 470'6 465'2 467'6 -4'6 467'4s 03/14 Chart for @C5N Options for @C5N
Sep 25 445'4 445'4 442'2 444'2 -2'0 444'4s 03/14 Chart for @C5U Options for @C5U
Dec 25 450'6 452'6 449'0 451'0 -1'2 451'0s 03/14 Chart for @C5Z Options for @C5Z
Mar 26 462'4 465'2 461'4 463'2 -0'6 463'4s 03/14 Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 470'0 472'4 468'6 471'0 -0'6 471'0s 03/14 Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 473'6 475'6 472'4 474'2 -0'4 474'6s 03/14 Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 456'0 457'0 454'6 457'0 0'0 456'4s 03/14 Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 999'2 2'4 999'2s 03/14 Chart for @S5H Options for @S5H
May 25 1009'0 1018'0 1005'4 1017'0 5'2 1016'0s 03/14 Chart for @S5K Options for @S5K
Jul 25 1023'0 1031'4 1019'6 1031'0 5'0 1030'0s 03/14 Chart for @S5N Options for @S5N
Aug 25 1018'6 1028'4 1017'0 1028'4 5'0 1026'6s 03/14 Chart for @S5Q Options for @S5Q
Sep 25 1007'0 1014'4 1003'4 1014'2 5'2 1012'6s 03/14 Chart for @S5U Options for @S5U
Nov 25 1009'4 1020'0 1007'6 1020'0 6'2 1018'0s 03/14 Chart for @S5X Options for @S5X
Jan 26 1022'4 1032'2 1020'2 1032'0 6'4 1030'4s 03/14 Chart for @S6F Options for @S6F
Mar 26 1026'0 1036'2 1025'2 1036'0 7'0 1034'4s 03/14 Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1032'0 1042'6 1031'6 1042'4 7'2 1041'2s 03/14 Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 2966 2986 2966 2981 - 14 2989s 03/14 Chart for @SM5H Options for @SM5H
May 25 3045 3067 3026 3060 - 12 3059s 03/14 Chart for @SM5K Options for @SM5K
Jul 25 3121 3140 3101 3132 - 7 3132s 03/14 Chart for @SM5N Options for @SM5N
Aug 25 3143 3158 3120 3150 - 3 3151s 03/14 Chart for @SM5Q Options for @SM5Q
Sep 25 3150 3169 3132 3160 - 2 3161s 03/14 Chart for @SM5U Options for @SM5U
Oct 25 3145 3176 3141 3168 - 3 3167s 03/14 Chart for @SM5V Options for @SM5V
Dec 25 3193 3215 3179 3205 - 3 3205s 03/14 Chart for @SM5Z Options for @SM5Z
Jan 26 3196 3231 3196 3219 - 5 3217s 03/14 Chart for @SM6F Options for @SM6F
Mar 26 3212 3239 3206 3230 - 6 3228s 03/14 Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
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Mar 25 549'0 -1'4 545'6s 03/14 Chart for @W5H Options for @W5H
May 25 562'0 565'0 555'2 557'0 -5'4 557'0s 03/14 Chart for @W5K Options for @W5K
Jul 25 578'0 581'2 571'6 573'2 -5'2 573'0s 03/14 Chart for @W5N Options for @W5N
Sep 25 594'0 597'6 588'6 590'2 -5'0 589'6s 03/14 Chart for @W5U Options for @W5U
Dec 25 615'6 620'4 612'0 613'6 -4'0 613'2s 03/14 Chart for @W5Z Options for @W5Z
Mar 26 632'0 638'2 630'6 633'0 -3'0 632'0s 03/14 Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 643'6 645'0 641'6 642'2 -2'4 641'6s 03/14 Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 640'0 644'4 638'6 640'0 -1'2 640'0s 03/14 Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 623'2 -0'4 647'2s 03/14 Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 25 86.200 87.075 85.025 86.600 1.000 86.625s 03/14 Chart for @HE5J Options for @HE5J
May 25 89.325 89.775 87.900 89.200 0.400 89.200s 03/14 Chart for @HE5K Options for @HE5K
Jun 25 96.750 96.850 94.925 96.150 0.100 96.300s 03/14 Chart for @HE5M Options for @HE5M
Jul 25 97.750 97.775 96.150 97.175 97.275s 03/14 Chart for @HE5N Options for @HE5N
Aug 25 97.200 97.200 95.625 96.450 -0.275 96.525s 03/14 Chart for @HE5Q Options for @HE5Q
Oct 25 83.200 83.200 81.825 82.400 -0.325 82.475s 03/14 Chart for @HE5V Options for @HE5V
Dec 25 76.850 76.850 75.750 76.200 -0.525 76.150s 03/14 Chart for @HE5Z Options for @HE5Z
Feb 26 80.300 80.300 79.500 80.050 -0.200 79.975s 03/14 Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
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Apr 25 202.125 203.350 201.075 203.175 1.125 203.175s 03/14 Chart for @LE5J Options for @LE5J
Jun 25 198.325 199.525 197.525 199.325 1.075 199.350s 03/14 Chart for @LE5M Options for @LE5M
Aug 25 195.775 197.000 195.200 196.600 0.750 196.700s 03/14 Chart for @LE5Q Options for @LE5Q
Oct 25 196.550 197.550 196.000 197.125 0.725 197.275s 03/14 Chart for @LE5V Options for @LE5V
Dec 25 197.750 198.850 197.375 198.500 0.575 198.575s 03/14 Chart for @LE5Z Options for @LE5Z
Feb 26 198.750 199.825 198.350 199.500 0.550 199.525s 03/14 Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 199.000 200.075 198.550 199.775 0.650 199.825s 03/14 Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 192.500 193.575 192.400 193.525 0.750 193.450s 03/14 Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
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Mar 25 280.625 282.125 279.100 282.050 1.750 281.975s 03/14 Chart for @GF5H Options for @GF5H
Apr 25 280.125 281.400 278.350 281.350 1.225 281.200s 03/14 Chart for @GF5J Options for @GF5J
May 25 281.675 282.875 279.925 282.875 1.125 282.650s 03/14 Chart for @GF5K Options for @GF5K
Aug 25 285.725 286.775 284.000 286.675 0.950 286.550s 03/14 Chart for @GF5Q Options for @GF5Q
Sep 25 284.850 285.900 283.225 285.900 0.850 285.700s 03/14 Chart for @GF5U Options for @GF5U
Oct 25 283.200 284.450 281.775 284.400 0.725 284.300s 03/14 Chart for @GF5V Options for @GF5V
Nov 25 281.225 282.225 279.775 282.025 0.550 282.125s 03/14 Chart for @GF5X Options for @GF5X
Jan 26 277.050 277.250 274.850 277.025 0.275 277.100s 03/14 Chart for @GF6F Options for @GF6F
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
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Mar 25 19312.75 19742.50 19296.75 19667.50 463.00 19712.00s 03/14 Chart for @NQ5H Options for @NQ5H
Jun 25 19505.75 19949.50 19503.75 19871.00 465.75 19919.50s 03/14 Chart for @NQ5M Options for @NQ5M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
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Mar 25 5540.00 5648.75 5538.75 5628.75 112.50 5640.00s 03/14 Chart for @ES5H Options for @ES5H
Jun 25 5590.25 5700.75 5589.50 5681.00 114.00 5692.25s 03/14 Chart for @ES5M Options for @ES5M
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Mar 25 40913.00 41564.00 40913.00 41457.00 647.00 41510.00s 03/14 Chart for @YM5H Options for @YM5H
Jun 25 41222.00 41905.00 41222.00 41795.00 652.00 41850.00s 03/14 Chart for @YM5M Options for @YM5M
UPO - CRUDE PALM OIL (USD) - MDEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 25 1057.00 3.75 1057.00s 03/14 Chart for UPO5J Options for UPO5J
May 25 1030.50 7.00 1030.50s 03/14 Chart for UPO5K Options for UPO5K
Jun 25 1007.50 7.50 1007.50s 03/14 Chart for UPO5M Options for UPO5M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 41.39 0.22 41.00s 03/14 Chart for @BO5H Options for @BO5H
May 25 41.48 41.77 41.25 41.65 0.31 41.59s 03/14 Chart for @BO5K Options for @BO5K
Jul 25 41.99 42.21 41.70 42.11 0.31 42.05s 03/14 Chart for @BO5N Options for @BO5N
@KW - HARD RED WINTER WHEAT - KCBT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 546'2 -1'4 573'4s 03/14 Chart for @KW5H Options for @KW5H
May 25 588'0 595'2 584'0 586'2 -1'4 586'0s 03/14 Chart for @KW5K Options for @KW5K
Jul 25 601'0 608'2 597'2 598'6 -2'0 598'6s 03/14 Chart for @KW5N Options for @KW5N
@MW - HARD RED SPRING WHEAT - MGE
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 580'0 0'0 590'0s 03/14 Chart for @MW5H Options for @MW5H
May 25 603'6 608'0 599'4 600'4 -2'0 601'6s 03/14 Chart for @MW5K Options for @MW5K
Jul 25 617'4 622'6 614'0 615'2 -1'2 616'4s 03/14 Chart for @MW5N Options for @MW5N
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 25 80820.0 85595.0 80760.0 84405.0 4595.0 84840.0s 03/14 Chart for @BTC5H Options for @BTC5H
Apr 25 81390.0 86110.0 81390.0 85030.0 4640.0 85405.0s 03/14 Chart for @BTC5J Options for @BTC5J
May 25 83270.0 86160.0 83240.0 85945.0 4660.0 86040.0s 03/14 Chart for @BTC5K Options for @BTC5K
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