Corn futures fish for a seasonal low as the December contract goes into delivery. Soybeans are stuck at an inflection point. And wheat has found a pulse as we head into the last trading day of the month.

Corn
Technicals (March)
March corn futures continued to defend the downward sloping trendline from the July lows. As mentioned throughout this week’s commentary, we view this as a short-term value area where we could see prices begin to stabilize and potentially firm, potentially giving us an environment to focus on buying dips instead of selling rallies. The first hurdle for the Bulls to overcome comes in from 481-484. IF the Bulls can chew through that pocket, we could see that spark some short covering into a historically friendly time of year for the corn market (don’t confuse that with a guaranteed rally).
Bias: Bullish/Neutral
Resistance: 493-496 1/2****
Pivot: 481-484
Support: 470-473****, 460-464 1/2**

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonal averages for March corn futures (updated each Monday) VS today’s prices (black line).
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.

Soybeans
Technicals (January)
January soybean futures are really struggling to chew through the 1350 level with any sort of conviction, which may eating away at the Bulls enthusiasm. From a risk/reward standpoint, we like looking at the short side from these levels as the risk is fairly well defined. A break and close out above 1350 would neutralize that short term bias.
Bias: Neutral/Bearish
Resistance: 1360-1362**, 1375-1380***
Pivot: 1346-1350
Support: 1323-1327***

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonal averages for January soybean futures VS this year’s price (black line), updated each Monday.
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.

Wheat
Technicals (March)
March wheat futures have strung together a nice two-day rally which may be getting bulls excited, but they’ve still got their work cut out for them. As mentioned in yesterday’s report, the Bulls want to see a close above 591 1/2-595 to help trigger a potentially more sustainable recovery rally via short covering and momentum traders.
Bias: Neutral/Bullish
Resistance: 591 1/2-595***, 604-6081/2***
Pivot: 567-571 3/4
Support: 540-547 1/2***

Seasonal Tendencies
Below is a look at historical seasonal averages for March Chicago wheat futures VS this year’s price (black line), updated each Monday.
*Past performance is not necessarily indicative of futures results.

Oliver Sloup, VP & Co-Founder, Blue Line Futures