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Local Conditions
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Temp: 46oF Feels Like: 39oF
Humid: 50% Dew Pt: 28oF
Barom: 30.06 Wind Dir: NNW
Cond: N/A Wind Spd: 20 mph
Sunrise: 7:12 Sunset: 5:29
As reported at WASHINGTON, IA at 3:00 PM
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DTN Weather Summary
Super Warm in the Plains; Bowl of Cold Air in the Northeast This Weekend
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@C - CORN - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 434'4 436'0 428'6 430'6 -4'6 430'2s 03:17P Chart for @C6H Options for @C6H
May 26 442'0 443'6 437'2 439'2 -4'2 438'6s 03:10P Chart for @C6K Options for @C6K
Jul 26 448'0 450'2 444'0 446'0 -4'0 445'2s 03:11P Chart for @C6N Options for @C6N
Sep 26 445'4 448'2 442'4 444'2 -3'4 443'4s 03:10P Chart for @C6U Options for @C6U
Dec 26 460'2 462'4 457'0 458'2 -3'2 457'6s 02:30P Chart for @C6Z Options for @C6Z
Mar 27 471'4 474'2 468'6 470'2 -3'2 469'4s 03:06P Chart for @C7H Options for @C7H
May 27 477'4 480'0 474'6 476'0 -3'2 475'4s 01:30P Chart for @C7K Options for @C7K
Jul 27 481'4 483'0 477'4 478'6 -3'6 478'4s 02:37P Chart for @C7N Options for @C7N
Sep 27 467'0 467'6 463'2 463'6 -3'4 463'6s 01:30P Chart for @C7U Options for @C7U
@S - SOYBEANS - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 1108'4 1137'6 1102'0 1114'6 3'0 1115'2s 03:00P Chart for @S6H Options for @S6H
May 26 1123'0 1149'6 1115'6 1128'0 2'6 1128'6s 03:18P Chart for @S6K Options for @S6K
Jul 26 1133'4 1159'2 1127'4 1139'0 2'2 1139'4s 03:15P Chart for @S6N Options for @S6N
Aug 26 1122'6 1143'4 1118'2 1127'4 1'0 1128'0s 01:30P Chart for @S6Q Options for @S6Q
Sep 26 1092'6 1105'4 1089'0 1097'2 -0'6 1096'6s 01:30P Chart for @S6U Options for @S6U
Nov 26 1095'0 1100'6 1089'6 1095'2 -4'4 1094'0s 02:41P Chart for @S6X Options for @S6X
Jan 27 1104'2 1109'4 1099'4 1104'6 -4'6 1103'4s 02:30P Chart for @S7F Options for @S7F
Mar 27 1102'2 1109'6 1099'6 1104'4 -5'0 1103'4s 01:30P Chart for @S7H Options for @S7H
May 27 1106'4 1113'4 1103'6 1108'0 -5'2 1107'2s 01:30P Chart for @S7K Options for @S7K
@SM - SOYBEAN MEAL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 3025 3094 2996 3034 4 3036s 03:15P Chart for @SM6H Options for @SM6H
May 26 3063 3132 3036 3080 10 3079s 01:30P Chart for @SM6K Options for @SM6K
Jul 26 3111 3172 3081 3123 10 3124s 01:30P Chart for @SM6N Options for @SM6N
Aug 26 3121 3173 3092 3129 6 3129s 01:30P Chart for @SM6Q Options for @SM6Q
Sep 26 3100 3162 3092 3122 - 1 3121s 01:30P Chart for @SM6U Options for @SM6U
Oct 26 3102 3144 3078 3107 - 7 3106s 01:30P Chart for @SM6V Options for @SM6V
Dec 26 3130 3165 3100 3132 - 11 3131s 02:32P Chart for @SM6Z Options for @SM6Z
Jan 27 3149 3169 3108 3141 - 14 3139s 01:21P Chart for @SM7F Options for @SM7F
Mar 27 3157 3169 3118 3147 - 17 3143s 01:20P Chart for @SM7H Options for @SM7H
@HE - LEAN HOGS - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 87.600 88.075 87.300 87.375 0.075 87.375s 01:05P Chart for @HE6G Options for @HE6G
Apr 26 98.900 99.750 97.875 97.975 -0.425 97.950s 01:05P Chart for @HE6J Options for @HE6J
May 26 102.000 102.500 101.250 101.275 - 0.225 101.275s 01:05P Chart for @HE6K Options for @HE6K
Jun 26 110.750 111.850 110.525 110.700 0.050 110.600s 01:05P Chart for @HE6M Options for @HE6M
Jul 26 111.575 112.425 111.425 111.850 0.375 111.750s 02:31P Chart for @HE6N Options for @HE6N
Aug 26 110.000 110.750 109.900 110.275 0.250 110.175s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Q Options for @HE6Q
Oct 26 91.825 92.350 91.825 92.150 0.200 92.075s 01:05P Chart for @HE6V Options for @HE6V
Dec 26 82.000 82.525 82.000 82.375 0.325 82.350s 01:05P Chart for @HE6Z Options for @HE6Z
@LE - LIVE CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 238.275 240.825 236.900 238.000 2.500 237.750s 02:40P Chart for @LE6G Options for @LE6G
Apr 26 238.500 241.000 236.475 237.650 1.650 237.250s 01:05P Chart for @LE6J Options for @LE6J
Jun 26 235.025 237.100 233.000 234.250 1.650 233.850s 01:05P Chart for @LE6M Options for @LE6M
Aug 26 233.175 235.000 231.200 232.525 1.700 232.150s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Q Options for @LE6Q
Oct 26 233.000 234.600 230.975 232.200 1.575 231.875s 01:05P Chart for @LE6V Options for @LE6V
Dec 26 233.050 234.875 231.400 232.600 1.600 232.275s 01:05P Chart for @LE6Z Options for @LE6Z
Feb 27 233.000 234.525 231.175 232.300 1.500 231.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7G Options for @LE7G
Apr 27 231.975 233.575 230.675 231.175 1.425 230.925s 01:05P Chart for @LE7J Options for @LE7J
@GF - FEEDER CATTLE - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 368.825 371.950 367.250 367.825 3.350 367.425s 01:05P Chart for @GF6H Options for @GF6H
Apr 26 365.000 368.500 361.825 363.525 2.300 362.800s 01:05P Chart for @GF6J Options for @GF6J
May 26 360.075 363.825 355.800 358.000 0.925 357.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6K Options for @GF6K
Aug 26 359.000 362.125 354.650 356.600 0.950 355.975s 01:05P Chart for @GF6Q Options for @GF6Q
Sep 26 356.475 359.750 352.650 354.650 1.250 354.125s 01:05P Chart for @GF6U Options for @GF6U
Oct 26 354.675 357.000 351.500 352.625 1.600 351.900s 01:05P Chart for @GF6V Options for @GF6V
Nov 26 351.075 353.250 348.100 348.825 1.875 348.650s 01:05P Chart for @GF6X Options for @GF6X
Jan 27 344.225 346.300 343.175 346.000 1.875 341.875s 01:05P Chart for @GF7F Options for @GF7F
@YM - E-MINI DOW JONES $5 - CBOT
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Mar 26 48845.00 50263.00 48703.00 50193.00 1195.00 50205.00 03:19P Chart for @YM6H Options for @YM6H
Jun 26 49169.00 50580.00 49068.00 50523.00 1199.00 50533.00 03:19P Chart for @YM6M Options for @YM6M
@ES - E-MINI S&P 500 - CME
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Mar 26 6785.50 6965.50 6751.50 6946.25 125.50 6952.75 03:19P Chart for @ES6H Options for @ES6H
Jun 26 6848.75 7018.25 6807.50 6999.50 127.00 7006.00 03:19P Chart for @ES6M Options for @ES6M
@NQ - E-MINI NASDAQ 100 - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 24416.00 25222.00 24239.75 25129.75 478.75 25163.25 03:19P Chart for @NQ6H Options for @NQ6H
Jun 26 24624.75 25438.50 24468.50 25350.50 483.50 25384.50 03:19P Chart for @NQ6M Options for @NQ6M
@BO - SOYBEAN OIL - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 55.66 56.14 54.95 55.34 -0.32 55.33s 02:30P Chart for @BO6H Options for @BO6H
May 26 56.25 56.66 55.49 55.83 -0.33 55.84s 02:37P Chart for @BO6K Options for @BO6K
Jul 26 56.30 56.85 55.74 56.10 -0.30 56.09s 02:37P Chart for @BO6N Options for @BO6N
@W - WHEAT - CBOT
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 534'6 539'2 527'4 530'6 -5'4 529'6s 01:30P Chart for @W6H Options for @W6H
May 26 544'6 548'0 537'0 539'4 -5'0 539'0s 01:30P Chart for @W6K Options for @W6K
Jul 26 553'6 558'4 547'4 550'0 -5'4 549'2s 01:30P Chart for @W6N Options for @W6N
Sep 26 566'2 570'6 560'0 562'0 -5'4 561'6s 01:30P Chart for @W6U Options for @W6U
Dec 26 584'6 589'0 578'2 580'0 -5'6 580'0s 02:30P Chart for @W6Z Options for @W6Z
Mar 27 600'0 604'0 594'2 595'6 -5'6 595'6s 01:20P Chart for @W7H Options for @W7H
May 27 608'6 611'6 602'6 602'6 -5'6 604'0s 01:20P Chart for @W7K Options for @W7K
Jul 27 608'6 609'4 601'6 601'6 -5'6 602'6s 02:46P Chart for @W7N Options for @W7N
Sep 27 613'2 614'2 611'4 614'2 -6'0 611'0s 01:20P Chart for @W7U Options for @W7U
@BTC - BITCOIN FUTURES - CME
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 64065.0 71690.0 60005.0 70375.0 6580.0 70260.0 03:19P Chart for @BTC6G Options for @BTC6G
Mar 26 64280.0 71880.0 60710.0 70620.0 6590.0 70525.0 03:19P Chart for @BTC6H Options for @BTC6H
Apr 26 68340.0 68340.0 67920.0 67920.0 6480.0 70775.0 03:19P Chart for @BTC6J Options for @BTC6J
QGC - GOLD - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 4762.0 4958.5 4655.0 4958.5 89.8 4951.2 03:19P Chart for QGC6G Options for QGC6G
Mar 26 4781.0 4975.0 4653.2 4953.7 80.8 4962.4 03:19P Chart for QGC6H Options for QGC6H
Apr 26 4800.0 4995.6 4670.0 4971.6 82.1 4979.8 03:19P Chart for QGC6J Options for QGC6J
QSI - SILVER - COMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Feb 26 70.405 76.765 68.710 76.765 0.206 76.735 03:19P Chart for QSI6G Options for QSI6G
Mar 26 70.360 77.920 63.900 76.905 0.191 76.895 03:19P Chart for QSI6H Options for QSI6H
Apr 26 70.300 78.085 64.250 77.465 0.472 77.190 03:19P Chart for QSI6J Options for QSI6J
QCL - CRUDE OIL - NYMEX
Month Open High Low Last Change Close Time More
Mar 26 63.10 64.58 62.20 63.53 0.24 63.55 03:19P Chart for QCL6H Options for QCL6H
Apr 26 62.94 64.30 62.02 63.31 0.30 63.36 03:19P Chart for QCL6J Options for QCL6J
May 26 62.60 63.98 61.78 63.10 0.37 63.15 03:19P Chart for QCL6K Options for QCL6K
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