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Temp
L/H (°F)		 28/50 20/33 16/31 14/27 9/30
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L/H (°F)		 21/50 9/23 5/20 -1/13 -6/21
Dew Point
(°F)		 31 23 13 7 6
Humidity
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Temp: 50oF Feels Like: 43oF
Humid: 40% Dew Pt: 27oF
Barom: 29.47 Wind Dir: NE
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 21 mph
Sunrise: 6:55 Sunset: 5:45
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High: 50°F
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 426'6 427'6 424'0 426'2 -1'2 425'6s 03:34P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 436'4 437'6 434'2 436'4 -0'4 436'2s 03:35P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 444'2 445'4 442'2 444'4 -0'2 444'4s 03:22P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 445'0 447'0 444'0 446'6 0'6 446'4s 03:07P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'0 462'0 459'2 461'4 0'4 461'4s 03:36P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 472'0 474'2 471'4 474'0 0'6 474'0s 03:13P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 478'4 480'4 478'0 480'4 1'2 480'4s 03:10P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 482'4 484'0 481'4 483'6 1'0 483'6s 03:36P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 465'4 466'4 464'6 466'4 0'2 466'4s 01:20P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1132'2 1142'0 1129'2 1141'4 7'4 1141'0s 03:37P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1148'0 1157'0 1144'6 1156'4 7'0 1156'0s 03:38P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1160'0 1169'0 1157'2 1168'4 6'4 1168'0s 03:14P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1150'6 1158'2 1147'6 1157'6 5'0 1157'4s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1118'0 1122'4 1113'4 1122'2 2'6 1122'2s 01:20P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1115'0 1119'2 1110'0 1118'4 1'6 1118'2s 03:28P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1124'6 1129'2 1120'4 1129'0 2'0 1128'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1126'6 1129'0 1120'4 1128'4 2'0 1128'6s 03:13P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1132'6 1133'0 1125'6 1131'6 2'2 1132'4s 01:20P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3040 3060 3024 3046 9 3048s 01:30P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3080 3098 3067 3088 4 3089s 03:32P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3128 3141 3115 3127 - 3 3129s 02:53P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3127 3143 3116 3128 - 6 3130s 01:20P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3126 3136 3110 3120 - 9 3121s 01:20P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3108 3120 3093 3105 - 11 3105s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3140 3147 3114 3131 - 10 3132s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3147 3157 3130 3142 - 11 3142s 01:20P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3151 3161 3137 3145 - 15 3146s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Apr 26 92.750 93.575 92.000 93.500 0.900 93.450s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 96.725 97.800 96.600 97.800 0.750 97.750s 03:14P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 106.700 107.375 105.975 107.250 0.575 107.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 108.675 109.125 107.875 109.025 0.475 108.975s 01:05P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 107.625 108.050 106.975 107.900 0.375 107.925s 02:31P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 90.325 90.525 89.700 90.325 0.275 90.400s 02:31P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 81.425 81.525 80.775 81.200 0.025 81.300s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 84.075 84.075 83.300 83.575 -0.250 83.675s 01:05P Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 246.625 247.750 246.200 247.750 0.900 247.500s 03:23P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 242.700 244.125 241.950 243.525 0.900 243.425s 03:26P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 238.450 239.575 237.800 238.975 0.450 238.875s 03:31P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 236.025 236.875 235.125 236.275 0.075 236.100s 02:30P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 235.250 235.900 234.125 235.125 - 0.200 235.000s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 235.475 236.100 234.400 235.325 - 0.325 235.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 235.250 235.900 234.325 235.200 - 0.300 234.950s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 234.000 234.825 233.500 234.025 - 0.150 233.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 371.075 371.900 369.300 370.500 - 0.300 370.275s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 368.500 369.600 366.575 367.850 - 0.350 367.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 364.700 366.000 362.750 363.800 - 0.650 363.575s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 364.500 365.625 362.575 363.475 - 0.675 363.325s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 361.975 363.325 360.400 361.400 - 0.500 361.225s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 359.200 360.525 357.800 358.575 - 0.450 358.475s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 355.775 356.750 354.275 355.175 - 0.775 355.000s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 348.775 349.500 347.200 348.325 - 0.475 348.175s 02:30P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Mar 26 49697.00 49788.00 49258.00 49452.00 - 270.00 49458.00 03:39P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 50053.00 50110.00 49630.00 49789.00 - 258.00 49785.00 03:39P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
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Mar 26 6891.75 6912.50 6847.75 6875.75 - 18.50 6877.00 03:39P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6946.00 6964.00 6900.00 6930.50 - 16.75 6929.25 03:39P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
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Mar 26 24943.50 25054.00 24749.00 24839.00 - 117.00 24858.75 03:39P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 25159.50 25265.75 24963.75 25056.50 - 118.25 25075.50 03:41P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 58.55 59.81 58.34 59.80 1.09 59.68s 01:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 59.07 60.22 58.92 60.20 1.01 60.09s 02:30P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 59.24 60.36 59.13 60.34 0.98 60.25s 01:30P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 548'0 563'6 546'0 563'0 12'4 559'4s 03:11P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 552'0 570'0 550'4 569'2 14'2 566'6s 03:39P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 560'0 577'4 558'0 577'0 14'6 574'4s 03:32P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 570'2 588'4 569'6 588'2 14'4 585'6s 02:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 587'4 605'4 587'4 605'2 14'0 603'0s 02:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 605'0 619'2 605'0 619'2 13'2 617'4s 02:30P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 618'2 625'0 617'2 625'0 12'6 624'2s 01:20P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 615'0 623'6 615'0 623'6 11'6 622'0s 03:11P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 619'0 619'6 619'0 619'6 11'2 627'6s 02:30P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 66425.0 67400.0 65680.0 67135.0 805.0 67205.0 03:40P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 66600.0 67570.0 65940.0 67365.0 800.0 67435.0 03:40P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 66850.0 66850.0 66850.0 66850.0 875.0 67670.0 03:40P Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 5014.7 5014.7 4984.5 4984.5 - 10.6 4975.9 03:40P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4970.0 5021.0 4962.6 4994.4 2.0 4979.8 03:40P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 4993.7 5042.8 4971.5 5016.0 6.5 4997.4 03:40P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 76.940 78.940 76.940 77.625 0.116 77.565 03:40P Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 77.145 79.405 76.300 78.195 0.597 77.634 03:40P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 76.680 79.255 76.680 78.690 0.801 77.926 03:40P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 65.10 66.90 64.88 66.45 1.26 66.43 03:41P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 64.97 66.90 64.77 66.50 1.45 66.40 03:40P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 64.71 66.67 64.62 66.28 1.44 66.20 03:41P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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