Soybean futures near psychological support. The corn rally looks to be running out of gas. And wheat futures hit a wall.

Corn
Technicals (March)
March corn futures continued to climb higher yesterday but the rate of speed seems to be showing some near-term signs of exhaustion. We are moving our short-term bias from Bullish territory to Neutral. If the Bulls fail to defend our pivot pocket from 481-484, we could see a further (and healthy) retracement back into the mid-470s. If that were to happen, we would likely look at that as a good risk/reward setup for the Bull camp.
Bias: Neutral
Resistance: 493-496 1/2****
Pivot: 481-484
Support:Â 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 looked like they were going to be able to defend our pivot pocket yesterday morning but that eventually gave way which accelerated the selling pressure down near our 4-star support pocket from 1297-1300. A probe below $13.00 feels almost inevitable at this point, but it may set up for a good risk/reward situation for the Bulls who have been patient. Our bias remains Bearish/Neutral, but today’s price action could flip that if support can hold.
Bias: Bearish/Neutral
Resistance: 1346-1350***, 1360-1362**
Pivot: 1323-1327
Support:Â 1297 1/2-1300****

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.Â

Wheat
Technicals (March)
In yesterday’s report we talked about a potential breakout above trendline resistance, stating: “If the Bulls can chew through this pocket (608-611) we could see an extension towards the October/November highs from 622-631.”. That objective was achieved with the highs yesterday and overnight coming in near 626. A pullback and consolidation from these levels could be constructive, but the Bulls will need to see some the first two support/pivot pockets hold. A failure to defend those could put the Bears back in the driver’s seat. We are moving our bias from Bullish/Neutral to Neutral/Bullish, aka cautiously optimistic.
Bias: Neutral/Bullish
Resistance: 608 1/2-611***, 622-631****
Pivot: 608 1/2-611
Support:Â 591 1/2-595***, 567-571 3/4***

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