Does S&P Stand for SPooky During October? The legend of seasonal bearishness during October for the S&P 500 prompted my latest discussion with Barchart's AI analyst CARL. Barchart · Oct 3
Corn Bulls Fail to Hold $5 on Friday Corn futures fell under pressure on Friday, with contracts down 1 ½ to 5 ¼ cents across the board. December collapsed this week for a 30 ½ cent loss, of 5.77%. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 2 1/4 cents at $4.59. USDA reported a private export... Barchart · Oct 2
Soybeans Showing Weaker Trade Heading into the Weekend Soybeans are trading with contracts down 5 to 7 cents at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 6 cents at $12.23 3/4. Soymeal futures are trading with contracts $5 to $7 lower, with Soy Oil 125 to 130 points higher Harvest should be able to resume... Barchart · Oct 2
Corn Back to Weakness on Friday Corn futures are trading with Friday losses of 4 to 5 cents at midday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 4 1/4 cents at $4.57. USDA reported a private export sale of 218,600 MT of corn to Mexico this morning, with 173,800 MT for 26/27, 22,400 MT... Barchart · Oct 2
Corn Bulls Push Back to Close with Gains and Hold $5 Corn futures were fighting to stay above $5 for much of the session despite hitting a low of $4.95 in the December contract. Bulls battled back to close with contracts steady to 1 ½ cents higher. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/4 cents at $4.61... Barchart · Oct 1
Soybeans Hold on for Thursday Losses, but Off the Lows Soybeans bounced off the intraday lows on Thursday, with contracts closing 7 to 9 cents lower in the nearbys and down 1 3/4 to 6 ½ cents in deferreds. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 10 1/2 cents at $12.29. Soymeal futures were down $1.50 to $5.00... Barchart · Oct 1
Corn Selling Extends to Start October Corn futures are trading with contracts 4 to 5 cents lower so far on Thursday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 2 cents at $4.56 3/4. Export Sales data from this morning showed just 535,989 MT in corn sales for 2026/27, which edged in the 0.5-1.3 MMT... Barchart · Oct 1
Soybeans Losses Extending to Thursday Soybeans are trading with losses of 16 to 17 cents so far on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 19 1/4 cents at $12.20 1/4. Soymeal futures are down $6 to $7.30, with Soy Oil 140 to 145 points lower. Export Sales data from USDA was... Barchart · Oct 1
Soybeans Fade Post-USDA Report Gains to Close Lower on Wednesday Soybeans failed to see strength on a friendly stocks number on Wednesday, with contracts down 2 ¼ to 5 cents at the close. Sharp losses in corn were a spillover pressure factor. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 4 1/2 cents at $12.39 1/2. Soymeal futures were... Barchart · Sep 30
Corn Collapse on Wednesday, as USDA Reports Larger than Expected Stocks Corn futures were under pressure on Wednesday following USDA’s quarterly stocks report with front months down 18 ¼ to 21 ¼ cents and 2027 crop contracts steady to 9 ¼ cents lower. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 20 3/4 cents at $4.58. The quarterly Grain Stocks... Barchart · Sep 30
Soybeans Fading Post-USDA Report Gains on Spillover Pressure Soybeans got a friendly stocks number on Wednesday, but bulls are fading the data, with fractional losses at midday. Sharp losses in corn are a spillover pressure factor. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 1 1/2 cents at $12.42 1/4. Soymeal futures are down 20 to 40... Barchart · Sep 30
Corn Falling at Midday, as USDA Reports Larger than Expected Stocks Corn futures are falling nearly 2/3 of the daily limit on Wednesday’s midday, with contracts down 18 to 20 1/4 cents following USDA’s quarterly stocks report. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 20 cents at $4.59 1/2. The quarterly Grain Stocks report from NASS showed September 1... Barchart · Sep 30
Soybeans Rally on Turnaround Tuesday Soybeans saw strength on Tuesday, with contracts rebounding 4 3/4 to 9 ¾ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 11 1/4 cents at $12.44 3/4. Soymeal futures were down 50 cents to $1.60 in the nearbys and 10 to 70 cents higher in the deferreds,... Barchart · Sep 29
Corn Slips Lower as Traders Square Up Ahead of USDA Report Corn futures posted modest losses on Tuesday, with contracts fractionally to 2 ¾ cents lower at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 1/2 cent at $4.79 1/2. The Monday NASS Crop Progress report showed 72% of the US corn crop listed as mature as of... Barchart · Sep 29
Barchart · Sep 29 Soybeans Rallying for Tuesday Rebound Soybeans are showing 10 to 13 cent gains so far on Tuesday trade. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is up 13 1/4 cents at $12.46 3/4. Soymeal futures are up $2.30 to $2.90, with Soy Oil slipping just 85 to 93 points. USDA’s Crop Progress report from Monday...
Barchart · Sep 29 Corn Back to Steady Trade on Tuesday Corn futures are trading with contracts steady to fractionally lower on Tuesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1/2 cent at $4.78 1/2. The Monday NASS Crop Progress report showed 72% of the US corn crop listed as mature as of September 27, with harvest at 18%...
Barchart · Sep 29 Soybeans Posting Early Rebound on Tuesday Soybeans are showing 5 to 6 cent gains so far on Tuesday AM trade. Futures rounded out the bloody Monday session with contracts down 17 to 30 ¾ cents across the board. Long liquidation was noted, with a drop of 19,381 contracts in open interest. The cmdtyView national average Cash...
Barchart · Sep 28 Corn Holds onto Monday Losses, but Pulls Off Early Lows Corn futures posted losses of 1 to 5 ½ cents across the board on Monday, pulling off some of the early lows at the close. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was down 5 1/4 cents at $4.79 3/4. Following last week’s US/China meeting, China dropped tariffs on several...
Barchart · Sep 28 Soybean Fall on Monday, as Beans Left Off the Tariff Exemption List Soybeans rounded out the bloody Monday session with contracts down 17 to 30 ¾ cents across the board. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was down 29 1/2 cents at $12.32. Soymeal futures were down $3.60 to $12.20, with Soy Oil slipping just 10 to 21 points. Following last...
Barchart · Sep 28 Soybean Pressure Continuing to Monday’s Midday Soybeans are showing losses of 27 to 31 cents in the front months at midday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is down 29 1/2 cents at $12.32. Soymeal futures are down $10 to $11.40, with Soy Oil slipping just 4 to 7 points. Following last week’s US/China meeting,...
Barchart · Sep 28 Corn Getting Pressured Lower at Midday Corn futures are facing spillover weakness to start the week, with beans adding pressure. Contracts are down 6 to 7 cents in the front months, but off the early session highs. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 6 cents at $4.78. Following last week’s US/China meeting, China...
Barchart · Sep 25 Corn Rallies off Early Lows on Friday with Trade Details to Come Monday Corn futures found strength throughout the Friday session, as contracts closed 10-15 cents off the early lows and steady to a penny higher. December managed to post a ¾ cent gain on the week. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 1 cent at $4.84. Limited information was...
Barchart · Sep 25 Soybeans Rally Off Early Lows as Traders Eye Monday Trade Announcement Soybeans came back to close Friday with contracts down 1 ¾ cent in some back months to November’s 1 ½ cent gain. Trade details set to be announced Monday calmed the selling. November saw 15 ½ cent gain on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up...
Barchart · Sep 25 Corn Rallying off Early Lows as Trade Details to Come Monday Corn futures are trading with contracts fractionally to 2 cents lower on Friday, more than a dime of the early lows. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is down 1 cent at $4.83. Limited information has been released on what was discussed between US and Chinese leaders this week,...
Barchart · Sep 25 Corn Falling with Lack of Details on US/China Meeting Corn price action is falling back on Friday morning, with losses of 11 to 12 cents. Futures rounded out the Thursday trade, with fractional to 2 ½ cent losses across the most contracts at the close. Open interest was up just 4,533 contracts. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price...