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Temp: 30oF Feels Like: 21oF
Humid: 47% Dew Pt: 12oF
Barom: 30.28 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 12 mph
Sunrise: 7:15 Sunset: 5:25
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 5:00 PM
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System Continues Through Southeast Wednesday
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 425'6 429'2 425'4 428'6 2'6 428'4s 05:30P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 433'2 436'6 433'2 436'4 2'2 435'6s 04:59P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 440'0 442'6 439'6 442'4 2'2 442'0s 05:28P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 439'6 442'2 439'4 442'2 1'6 441'4s 04:45P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 454'4 457'2 454'4 457'0 2'0 456'6s 05:15P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 467'0 469'6 467'0 469'2 2'2 469'2s 05:07P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 472'6 475'6 472'6 475'6 2'0 475'4s 02:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 478'0 479'4 477'2 479'4 2'2 479'0s 03:11P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 463'6 465'0 463'6 465'0 2'0 464'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1060'4 1071'0 1060'0 1066'6 5'4 1065'6s 05:16P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1072'4 1083'0 1072'4 1078'2 4'6 1077'2s 05:18P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1085'6 1095'6 1085'6 1092'0 4'6 1090'4s 04:46P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1086'6 1093'2 1083'2 1088'6 4'4 1087'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1069'6 1077'2 1068'2 1074'0 4'2 1072'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1076'2 1084'6 1075'0 1080'4 4'0 1079'2s 04:45P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1088'4 1095'0 1086'6 1091'4 4'0 1090'6s 02:36P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1090'0 1097'4 1089'6 1094'0 3'4 1093'2s 02:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1101'4 1102'0 1096'6 1099'0 3'2 1098'4s 02:33P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 2940 2947 2916 2921 - 26 2919s 05:17P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 2975 2985 2953 2958 - 25 2957s 04:45P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3023 3036 3001 3006 - 25 3006s 04:56P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3054 3054 3020 3024 - 25 3024s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3053 3057 3032 3035 - 25 3036s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3066 3069 3037 3043 - 23 3043s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3104 3107 3076 3083 - 21 3083s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3120 3128 3095 3099 - 20 3100s 04:45P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3134 3134 3107 3112 - 20 3113s 01:30P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.950 88.750 87.775 88.625 0.800 88.550s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 96.800 98.300 96.125 98.300 1.525 98.150s 03:59P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 100.650 102.000 100.375 101.925 1.300 101.925s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 109.575 110.975 109.425 110.900 1.100 110.875s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 110.525 111.875 110.450 111.800 1.125 111.825s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 109.250 110.500 109.250 110.400 1.000 110.475s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.825 92.450 91.700 92.375 0.550 92.425s 03:56P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.275 82.675 82.125 82.600 0.350 82.650s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 238.825 240.600 237.250 240.450 2.150 240.325s 01:05P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 240.000 241.800 238.250 241.775 2.100 241.625s 03:45P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 234.600 236.775 233.500 236.750 2.375 236.625s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 231.800 233.975 231.075 233.800 2.275 233.825s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 231.075 233.200 230.750 233.025 2.150 233.100s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 231.900 233.650 231.200 233.525 2.200 233.575s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 232.000 233.650 231.175 233.475 2.300 233.500s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 230.925 232.875 230.300 232.600 2.375 232.650s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 367.025 368.300 364.850 368.275 1.575 367.925s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 364.900 366.175 362.950 366.075 1.700 365.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.925 362.600 359.500 362.550 2.050 362.400s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.750 361.000 358.000 360.975 2.250 360.825s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 357.325 358.550 355.600 358.550 2.250 358.400s 02:30P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 354.150 355.675 353.175 355.525 2.250 355.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 350.700 351.775 349.775 351.775 2.025 351.775s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 343.050 344.750 342.550 344.575 1.650 344.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Mar 26 49379.00 49412.00 49361.00 49375.00 25.00 49350.00 05:30P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49708.00 49735.00 49694.00 49729.00 53.00 49676.00 05:30P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
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Mar 26 6934.00 6944.50 6931.25 6936.00 - 5.75 6941.75 05:30P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6986.00 6997.50 6985.50 6989.00 - 6.50 6995.50 05:30P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 25387.50 25442.00 25362.00 25397.00 - 55.00 25452.00 05:30P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25621.25 25664.50 25601.50 25656.50 - 25.25 25681.75 05:30P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 53.35 54.78 53.35 54.52 1.29 54.49s 04:45P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 53.79 55.31 53.79 55.06 1.29 55.03s 04:45P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 54.09 55.55 54.09 55.36 1.25 55.30s 04:45P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 528'2 531'0 525'0 529'2 1'0 528'6s 05:28P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 537'0 539'6 534'4 538'2 1'2 537'6s 04:45P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 548'0 550'6 545'6 549'2 1'2 548'6s 04:46P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 560'6 563'0 558'6 562'0 1'2 561'4s 01:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 578'6 581'6 577'6 581'0 1'4 580'2s 04:45P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 596'0 596'4 593'4 596'0 1'4 596'0s 04:55P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 603'6 604'6 603'6 603'6 1'6 604'4s 01:21P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 602'4 604'6 602'2 602'2 1'6 603'2s 01:21P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 620'0 1'4 611'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 75825.0 76110.0 75595.0 76080.0 - 600.0 76680.0 05:30P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 76185.0 76185.0 76185.0 76185.0 - 800.0 76985.0 05:30P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 76300.0 77285.0 Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 4923.3 4923.3 4922.3 4922.3 18.6 4903.7 05:30P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4952.9 4976.5 4920.1 4930.0 12.3 4917.7 05:30P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 4966.1 4997.8 4930.4 4958.8 23.8 4935.0 05:30P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 84.735 83.042 Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 84.915 85.595 83.000 83.895 0.594 83.301 05:30P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 85.850 85.850 83.560 83.590 -0.035 83.625 05:30P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.80 63.84 63.71 63.78 0.57 63.21 05:30P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 63.38 63.41 63.28 63.34 0.51 62.83 05:30P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 62.93 63.02 62.92 62.99 0.51 62.48 05:30P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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