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5-day Forecast for Washington, IA
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Temp: 75oF Feels Like: 77oF
Humid: 100% Dew Pt: 75oF
Barom: 29.83 Wind Dir: E
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 5 mph
Sunrise: 6:13 Sunset: 8:10
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Futures
@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 436'6 455'6 436'0 451'4 14'6 436'6 11:56A Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'2 479'4 459'4 475'2 14'6 460'4 11:56A Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 476'0 495'0 475'4 491'0 15'0 476'0 11:56A Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 485'0 503'0 484'4 499'4 14'2 485'2 11:56A Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 490'6 508'0 490'2 504'0 13'2 490'6 11:56A Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 480'6 492'0 480'4 489'2 8'6 480'4 11:56A Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
Dec 27 487'6 498'2 487'6 496'0 8'2 487'6 11:56A Chart for @C7Z Options for @C7Z
Mar 28 499'6 508'4 499'4 504'6 6'0 498'6 11:56A Chart for @C8H Options for @C8H
May 28 506'6 513'2 506'6 510'6 5'4 505'2 11:56A Chart for @C8K Options for @C8K
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 1155'0 1168'0 1155'0 1159'0 11'4 1147'4 11:56A Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1150'2 1181'4 1150'2 1159'4 8'0 1151'4 11:56A Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1168'4 1198'6 1167'4 1177'0 8'2 1168'6 11:56A Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1183'6 1214'0 1183'0 1192'6 8'4 1184'2 11:56A Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1192'2 1220'0 1192'2 1201'0 8'0 1193'0 11:56A Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1202'2 1227'4 1200'6 1208'6 7'2 1201'4 11:56A Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
Jul 27 1206'2 1228'6 1206'2 1214'0 6'6 1207'2 11:56A Chart for @S7N Options for @S7N
Aug 27 1196'2 1211'4 1196'2 1200'6 5'4 1195'2 11:56A Chart for @S7Q Options for @S7Q
Sep 27 1166'0 1180'4 1164'6 1170'0 4'6 1165'2 11:56A Chart for @S7U Options for @S7U
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 3067 3250 3067 3250 216 3034 11:56A Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3057 3116 3053 3074 24 3050 11:56A Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3074 3121 3067 3089 23 3066 11:56A Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3118 3176 3109 3137 28 3109 11:56A Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3135 3198 3134 3160 26 3134 11:56A Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3170 3226 3169 3189 19 3170 11:56A Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
May 27 3202 3252 3202 3219 17 3202 11:56A Chart for @SM7K Options for @SM7K
Jul 27 3238 3283 3236 3250 14 3236 11:56A Chart for @SM7N Options for @SM7N
Aug 27 3230 3263 3230 3236 8 3228 11:55A Chart for @SM7Q Options for @SM7Q
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 95.525 95.800 95.450 95.650 -0.225 95.875 11:56A Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 83.050 84.300 82.950 84.075 0.750 83.325 11:56A Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 73.975 75.275 73.875 75.100 0.975 74.125 11:56A Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
Feb 27 77.275 78.350 77.100 78.225 0.950 77.275 11:56A Chart for @HE7G Options for @HE7G
Apr 27 82.400 83.350 82.275 83.225 0.875 82.350 11:56A Chart for @HE7J Options for @HE7J
May 27 86.475 87.000 86.475 87.000 0.925 86.075 11:56A Chart for @HE7K Options for @HE7K
Jun 27 94.775 95.700 94.575 95.550 0.875 94.675 11:56A Chart for @HE7M Options for @HE7M
Jul 27 95.650 96.650 95.650 96.650 1.000 95.650 11:56A Chart for @HE7N Options for @HE7N
Aug 27 94.975 95.900 94.975 95.900 0.925 94.975 11:56A Chart for @HE7Q Options for @HE7Q
Oct 27 80.575 -0.625 79.950s 11:56A Chart for @HE7V Options for @HE7V
Dec 27 72.900 72.900 72.900 72.900 -0.050 72.900s 11:54A Chart for @HE7Z Options for @HE7Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 232.750 232.750 230.250 230.625 - 2.125 232.750 11:56A Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 226.225 226.400 223.000 223.775 - 2.550 226.325 11:56A Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 225.550 225.700 222.225 222.800 - 2.900 225.700 11:56A Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 226.025 226.025 222.625 223.100 - 3.025 226.125 11:56A Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 226.225 226.300 222.900 223.500 - 2.800 226.300 11:56A Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
Jun 27 218.500 218.600 215.400 216.375 - 2.375 218.750 11:56A Chart for @LE7M Options for @LE7M
Aug 27 213.775 213.775 211.250 212.000 - 2.150 214.150 11:56A Chart for @LE7Q Options for @LE7Q
Oct 27 212.800 212.800 210.275 210.975 - 2.075 213.050 11:56A Chart for @LE7V Options for @LE7V
Dec 27 212.500 212.500 211.250 211.250 - 2.375 213.625 11:55A Chart for @LE7Z Options for @LE7Z
Feb 28 211.400 211.400 211.000 211.000 - 2.975 213.975 11:55A Chart for @LE8G Options for @LE8G
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 350.250 350.525 345.725 346.575 - 3.600 350.175 11:56A Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 345.500 345.500 338.600 339.550 - 5.700 345.250 11:56A Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 336.600 336.600 329.575 330.400 - 6.300 336.700 11:56A Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 328.425 328.950 322.250 322.900 - 6.325 329.225 11:56A Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 320.000 320.000 314.225 315.125 - 5.475 320.600 11:56A Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
Mar 27 315.475 315.475 310.425 311.225 - 5.000 316.225 11:56A Chart for @GF7H Options for @GF7H
Apr 27 314.075 314.075 310.600 311.075 - 4.275 315.350 11:56A Chart for @GF7J Options for @GF7J
May 27 312.225 312.350 309.850 310.675 - 2.950 313.625 11:56A Chart for @GF7K Options for @GF7K
Aug 27 308.650 310.350 308.650 309.700 - 2.950 312.650 11:55A Chart for @GF7Q Options for @GF7Q
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 53903.00 54150.00 53830.00 53921.00 41.00 53880.00 11:55A Chart for @YM6U Options for @YM6U
Dec 26 54286.00 54550.00 54261.00 54345.00 49.00 54296.00 11:55A Chart for @YM6Z Options for @YM6Z
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 7756.00 7794.00 7748.50 7774.50 27.00 7747.50 11:55A Chart for @ES6U Options for @ES6U
Dec 26 7822.25 7860.50 7819.00 7841.75 26.75 7815.00 11:55A Chart for @ES6Z Options for @ES6Z
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 29657.75 30001.75 29624.50 29908.50 282.50 29626.00 11:55A Chart for @NQ6U Options for @NQ6U
Dec 26 29955.00 30290.25 29924.75 30200.00 278.25 29921.75 11:55A Chart for @NQ6Z Options for @NQ6Z
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 68.35 68.88 68.35 68.88 0.43 68.45 11:56A Chart for @BO6Q Options for @BO6Q
Sep 26 68.70 69.10 68.06 68.91 0.34 68.57 11:56A Chart for @BO6U Options for @BO6U
Oct 26 68.40 68.79 67.80 68.64 0.34 68.30 11:56A Chart for @BO6V Options for @BO6V
Dec 26 68.22 68.64 67.64 68.47 0.35 68.12 11:56A Chart for @BO6Z Options for @BO6Z
Jan 27 68.10 68.52 67.60 68.31 0.24 68.07 11:56A Chart for @BO7F Options for @BO7F
Mar 27 68.00 68.35 67.51 68.12 0.15 67.97 11:56A Chart for @BO7H Options for @BO7H
May 27 67.79 68.24 67.42 67.93 0.07 67.86 11:56A Chart for @BO7K Options for @BO7K
Jul 27 67.66 67.91 67.22 67.68 0.03 67.65 11:56A Chart for @BO7N Options for @BO7N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 632'0 657'6 631'4 650'0 19'6 630'2 11:56A Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 650'0 674'2 649'0 666'0 17'6 648'2 11:56A Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 666'0 689'2 666'0 681'4 16'0 665'4 11:56A Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 674'2 695'0 674'2 688'4 14'4 674'0 11:56A Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 677'4 694'0 675'0 687'6 12'4 675'2 11:56A Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 686'0 700'6 686'0 695'2 11'2 684'0 11:56A Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
Dec 27 699'0 712'6 698'4 708'6 10'6 698'0 11:56A Chart for @W7Z Options for @W7Z
Mar 28 700'6 0'0 707'4 11:56A Chart for @W8H Options for @W8H
May 28 716'4 716'4 716'4 716'4 8'2 708'2 11:56A Chart for @W8K Options for @W8K
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 63760.0 64675.0 63355.0 63550.0 - 50.0 63600.0 11:56A Chart for @BTC6Q Options for @BTC6Q
Sep 26 63870.0 64875.0 63620.0 63755.0 - 95.0 63850.0 11:56A Chart for @BTC6U Options for @BTC6U
Oct 26 65060.0 63935.0 65475.0 64150.0 Chart for @BTC6V Options for @BTC6V
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 4406.5 4434.0 4406.3 4425.5 42.5 4383.0 11:56A Chart for QGC6Q Options for QGC6Q
Sep 26 4381.8 4452.5 4374.0 4412.0 19.4 4392.6 11:56A Chart for QGC6U Options for QGC6U
Oct 26 4396.9 4469.0 4389.2 4428.6 20.4 4408.2 11:56A Chart for QGC6V Options for QGC6V
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Aug 26 66.625 66.650 66.420 66.420 1.651 64.769 11:56A Chart for QSI6Q Options for QSI6Q
Sep 26 64.875 66.980 64.810 65.370 0.435 64.935 11:55A Chart for QSI6U Options for QSI6U
Oct 26 65.220 67.075 65.220 65.620 0.445 65.175 11:56A Chart for QSI6V Options for QSI6V
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Sep 26 83.49 84.35 82.40 83.07 -0.13 83.20 11:56A Chart for QCL6U Options for QCL6U
Oct 26 82.22 82.93 81.11 81.84 -0.11 81.95 11:55A Chart for QCL6V Options for QCL6V
Nov 26 80.52 81.13 79.42 80.14 -0.17 80.31 11:56A Chart for QCL6X Options for QCL6X
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