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Food as an Inflation Hedge Asset What has been moving that many are not aware of? Food prices. According to the CME Group Agriculture report, year-to-date performance for grains and oilseeds has been appreciating. Grains like rice, which we eat, and wheat, used for bread, are up by 25% and 14%, respectively. Meanwhile, soybeans, soybean oil, and soybean meal—which are used for cooking, biodiesel, and animal feed—are up by 37%, 4%, and 1%. Chicago SRW Wheat Futures & Options Ticker: ZW Minimum fluctuation: 1/4 of one cent (0.0025) per bushel = $12.50 Disclaimer: • What presented here is not a recommendation, please consult your licensed broker. • Our mission is to create lateral thinking skills for every investor and trader, knowing when to take a calculated risk with market uncertainty and a bolder risk when opportunity arises. CME Real-time Market Data help identify trading set-ups in real-time and express my market views. If you have futures in your trading portfolio, you can check out on CME Group data plans available that suit your trading needs www.tradingview.com

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Buying a Triple Bottom - Action-Reaction System For the Action-Reaction System, double bottoms and double tops are treated as true support and resistance. Whether prices have a tendency to break that structure at some point is irrelevant to the problem of what the current trend is. The current trend may be moving away from them or moving to them, but they are just treated as another pivot of an action-reaction set. They don't change the probabilities, or if they do, what really matters is the output of thousands of cases. So when this structure of a triple/quadruple bottom is formed, the numbers stay the same since they are defined by the generality. At the end of the day, it is about isolating the noise, focusing on the hard numbers, managing the risk and trading the mathematics.

by Principlesofmathprob

ZW Long — Supply-threatening weather and geopolitical shocks are Wheat offers an attractive 2.24R pullback long, bolstered by fresh geopolitical and weather-related catalysts threatening global supply. Although the 4h trend is carving out constructive higher highs and higher lows, the immediate 1h momentum trigger is still developing. The fundamental backdrop makes this highly compelling, keeping it on high alert to take once shorter-term momentum confirms. 📍 Entry: 667.25 🛑 Stop: 656.00 🎯 Target: 692.25 ⚖️ R:R: 2.22

Wheat Futures +13.10% in 15 days .....Wheat Futures COT positioning This is a significant shift from the prior analysis. Managed Money is now buying (+4,617 longs, -2,512 shorts) rather than the aggressive selling seen last time. Large Specs also trimmed shorts (-3,579) while adding modest longs (+1,695). Producer/Merchant longs fell slightly (-2,100) while their shorts rose (+4,233) — commercials are now adding hedges at these levels, the mirror image of what they were doing below 607. COT Index has pulled back from 63.1% to 57.4% (6mo) and 46.7% (36mo), still mid-range — not at an extreme that would force a large short-covering squeeze but also not crowded long enough to fear a collapse. The spec community is increasingly positioned in the direction of the move, which is normal for a trend but reduces the potential for further short-covering fuel above current levels. USDA Crop Progress US total wheat production is forecast to fall to 41.81 million tons — the lowest since 1970 — down from 54.01 million tons last year, driven by a reduction in sown area (15.07M ha to 12.98M ha) and a decline in yield (35.8 c/ha to 32.2 c/ha). Winter wheat production is now estimated below the previous figure at 990 million bushels; ending stocks for 2026-27 are projected at 722 million bushels — a tight balance sheet. HRW crop condition ratings remain among the lowest in over 30 years. Spring wheat rated 58% G/E as of July 12 (+1pt week-on-week), headed 72% vs 54% prior week. Spring wheat improving slightly but winter wheat (the price-setting crop) remains structurally compromised — net bullish supply backdrop for the medium term. Trade location & invalidation levels Short/fade: Best location is 667-688 (Premium zone into Weak High), looking for the liquidity sweep of 688.2 to fail and reverse. Invalidation: daily close above 688.2 with momentum (would confirm extension toward 720-777). Tight stop given how fast these Iran-war reversal moves can be. Long/continuation: Only on a pullback to 638.2 (weekly POC) with a daily close confirming hold, targeting re-test of 667-688. Invalidation: close below 622 (prior BOS level, would compromise the bullish SMC structure). The 4H FOMO signal argues against chasing at 664 — wait for the pullback. Do not chase at current levels — the KMCM 4H Velocity/Volume + FOMO readings (Velocity 17, Volume 94) indicate the immediate move is overextended on a 4-hour basis. The daily reading is Neutral/Balanced (Velocity 19, Volume 110), which means the trend is intact on daily but the entry timing is poor right now. Probability ranking: Bearish pullback / FOMO unwind toward 638.2-616 (50%): KMCM 4H FOMO/Overheated + short-term WEAT outflows + producer commercial hedging added at these levels + price deep inside Premium zone + real yields at 2.356% = elevated mean-reversion risk. The setup for a pullback is technically well-defined even if the fundamental trend remains bullish. Range/consolidation 640-670 pending PPI and Iran clarity (30%): Market awaits the PPI print and any Iran ceasefire/escalation headline before committing to the next directional move; consistent with the daily KMCM Neutral/Balanced regime. Bullish extension through 688 → 720+ (20%): Requires a simultaneous soft PPI + fresh Iran escalation catalyst. Possible given the war-premium dynamic is very headline-sensitive, but the technical risk/reward at 664 chasing into 688 is poor given the FOMO signal and Weak High designation.

by AlexandreScaianski

Phase transition Nothing here is advice. I'm a trader publishing his own homework and I get things wrong in public on a regular basis. The arrays and the reversals are Martin Armstrong's, via Socrates. The reading of them, and the execution rules I trade against them, are mine - and so are the errors.

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by TraderAnonymuos

Why Is the Global Wheat Market Surging?Wheat futures are experiencing a violent upward rally today. The recent July WASDE report triggered panic buying across commodity desks. Global wheat production is officially falling below total consumption. Russia just reinstated its controversial wheat export tax. Meanwhile, maritime drone strikes continue to choke vital Black Sea transit routes. Investors must look beyond the surface of this massive agricultural shockwave. Let us dissect the multi-layered drivers reshaping global wheat markets today. Geopolitics and Geostrategy Food security remains the ultimate weapon of modern geopolitical statecraft. Ukraine recently deployed sophisticated maritime drones near major Russian grain straits. This strategic move instantly choked vessel traffic and panicked global shipping lines. Concurrently, Russia weaponized its market dominance by reinstating floating export taxes. By artificially elevating international prices, Moscow controls the global low-cost food supply. Meanwhile, China actively hoards domestic stockpiles while restricting Western grain inflows. These aggressive geostrategic moves establish agricultural control as a core pillar of modern warfare. Macroeconomics and Economics The latest USDA reports fundamentally shattered previous bearish market assumptions. Forecasters slashed U.S. new-crop wheat ending stocks down to 722 million bushels. Globally, the agency projects total wheat production at 820 million tonnes. This tight supply faces an expanding global demand of 824.5 million tonnes. Structural deficits naturally fuel massive speculative capital inflows from hedge funds. This supply-demand mismatch guarantees persistent inflationary pressures across developing nations. Consequently, central banks face prolonged food-driven inflation threats well into next year. Industry Trends and Business Mode ls Agricultural supply chains are completely overhauling their traditional logistics models. Global agribusinesses are abandoning just-in-time inventory strategies entirely. Instead, they embrace heavy regional storage and localized sourcing networks. Modern grain trading desks utilize dynamic hedging models to neutralize severe price volatility. Agribusiness companies must adapt their business models to survive sudden export tax shocks. Firms that fail to secure diverse alternative origins face swift financial ruin. Resilience now takes absolute priority over short-term cost minimization. Management, Leadership, and Culture Navigating volatile commodity spikes requires highly decentralized corporate leadership. Rigid, slow-moving agricultural conglomerates fail instantly during fast-moving supply shocks. Forward-thinking executives actively foster agile, data-driven corporate cultures across trading teams. Leaders must empower regional managers to make immediate procurement decisions. Bureaucratic delays during a shipping crisis can cost trading firms millions. Progressive organizational culture values rapid adaptability over traditional, top-down hierarchy. Decisive leadership ultimately separates thriving market leaders from bankrupt laggards. Technology and Cybersecurity The global grain trade operates almost entirely on highly interconnected digital trading platforms. Automated electronic supply chains manage millions of tons of wheat transactions daily. This massive digital footprint creates an enticing target for state-sponsored cybercriminals. Rogue actors aggressively deploy ransomware against grain elevators and port control systems. A successful cyber attack on critical food logistics can paralyze regional supply chains instantly. Therefore, global agribusinesses must dramatically scale up their cybersecurity spending. Digital defense secures physical food survival. Science, High-Tech, and Patent Analysis Severe climate volatility forces agricultural science to accelerate rapidly. High-tech laboratories utilize gene-editing tools like CRISPR to engineer drought-resistant wheat varieties. Agro-tech corporations aggressively file patents for climate-resilient seed phenotypes. Patent analysis reveals a massive corporate arms race targeting heat-tolerant crop genomes. Furthermore, satellite imaging and machine learning algorithms predict crop yields with unprecedented precision. These scientific innovations shield multinational producers from catastrophic weather anomalies. Intellectual property in agriculture directly dictates future market dominance. The Pharmaceutical Industry Connection The pharmaceutical sector maintains a quiet but deep connection to global wheat markets. Modern drug manufacturers rely heavily on high-purity wheat starch as a primary binding excipient. Pharmaceutical factories process vast amounts of wheat derivatives to produce daily tablets and capsules. Additionally, medical research increasingly isolates specific wheat proteins for targeted immunotherapy applications. A prolonged global wheat shortage directly spikes production costs for essential medications. Therefore, major healthcare conglomerates closely monitor wheat futures to protect their manufacturing supply chains.

by the5erstrading

ZW Long — Wheat's pulling back but Black Sea risk and weather…Black Sea supply risks and weather premiums are providing a solid fundamental backdrop for this pullback long. Despite the broader bearish trend read, the 2.68R geometry and lack of extension offer a well-defined setup to play the geopolitical risk bid. 📍 Entry: 607.00 🛑 Stop: 599.50 🎯 Target: 627.00 ⚖️ R:R: 2.67

Does Wheat Hold 585 or Is Lower Still on the Table?Bumper Harvest Progress Collides With Fading Geopolitical Risk Wheat futures have spent the past month grinding lower as fresh harvest supply overwhelmed a market that had been pricing in tighter production. Prices slipped to around 570 to 571 cents per bushel in late June, the lowest level since March, as the advancing US winter wheat harvest reinforced expectations of ample near term supplies. Hard red winter wheat was reported 49% harvested versus just 11% a year earlier and a five year average of 19%, while soft red winter wheat reached 45% harvested, also well ahead of its historical pace. This rapid progress has partly offset the bullish acreage story from USDA's June Wheat Outlook, which projected 2026/27 winter wheat production down 27% year over year to 1,030 million bushels, the smallest crop since 1965/66, with hard red winter output pegged at 497 million bushels, the lowest since 1957/58, largely due to persistent drought across the Great Plains. On the geopolitical side, the US and Iran signed an interim memorandum of understanding in mid June that ended active hostilities, set a 60 day window for reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping, and outlined a path toward sanctions relief, while leaving the detailed terms of Iran's nuclear program to be negotiated separately within that window. This eased fertilizer and shipping risk that had been supporting wheat prices. That news also pushed European wheat futures in Paris below the 200 euro mark, their lowest level in weeks. It is worth noting that this arrangement remains an interim framework rather than a final deal, and recent reports point to continued disagreement between Washington and Tehran over its scope, so this is better viewed as a reduction in acute risk rather than a fully resolved situation. Export demand has been choppy as well, with the week ending June 18 showing sales nearly double the prior year's pace, only for the week ending June 25 to fall to the lowest total of the new marketing year. Slower farmer selling and concerns over European wheat production following a recent heatwave have helped cushion the downside somewhat. Traders should keep an eye on the upcoming USDA Grain Stocks report, continued harvest pace data, and any developments in the ongoing US Iran negotiating window, since these will likely determine whether prices stabilize here or extend the slide. What did the Market do? Towards the end of February, the market broke above 588 (daily level 3), imbalancing out of a multi-month consolidation range that had held from September through January 2026. The market then auctioned two-way, forming an auction block between 635 and 588. By the end of April, the market broke out above the 635 area (March and April CVAH), then retraced back to the middle of the auction block, where buyers stepped up bids. That buying pushed price higher into the 700 area (daily level 1, February 2025 VAH), forming a sequence of higher highs and higher lows. Responsive sellers stepped in at the 700 area, sending prices lower back into the auction block and breaking below 620 (daily level 2), which ended the bullish structure of higher highs and higher lows. More recently, sellers have stepped their offers down to 620 (daily level 2, June VAH) and price is now testing the 585 area (daily level 3, Jun VAL). What to Expect in the Coming Weeks? The key level to watch remains the 585 area (daily level 3, June VAL). Neutral Scenario If buyers continue to defend the 585 area and sellers defend 620 (daily level 2, June VAH), expect continued two way auction within June's value area. A possible trigger for this range bound scenario would be a mixed USDA Grain Stocks report that neither confirms nor challenges current harvest pace assumptions. Bearish Scenario If buyers fail to hold 585, expect a move down toward the 560 area, the mid point of the prior consolidation range. If buyers also fail to defend 560, expect a move down to the 533 area (daily level 4), which also marks the low of the consolidation range. A possible trigger here would be confirmation of continued rapid harvest progress alongside weak export sales, reinforcing the ample supply narrative. Bullish Scenario If buyers break and accept above 620 (daily level 2, June VAH), expect a move up toward the 650 area (May HVN). A possible trigger here would be renewed weather stress in European or US growing regions, or a setback in the fragile 60 day Hormuz safe passage arrangement under the MOU, since Iran has disputed parts of the deal's scope and the free passage window is temporary rather than permanent. Conclusion From a technical standpoint, wheat is sitting at a pivotal decision point at the 585 area, with the broader structure still range-bound between the 533 and 700 levels that have defined trading since last year. From a fundamental standpoint, the market remains caught between a genuinely smaller winter wheat crop, the smallest since the late 1950s and 1960s by USDA's own estimates, and a harvest that is arriving unusually fast, alongside a Middle East backdrop that has de-escalated following the interim US Iran memorandum of understanding, though that arrangement is still only a 60 day framework rather than a resolved situation. Whether 585 turns into a buying opportunity or a trapdoor to lower prices will likely hinge on which of these forces, tightening supply fundamentals or the durability of the harvest and geopolitical calm, wins out in the coming weeks. Where do you see wheat heading from here, and are you positioned for a breakout or a breakdown? Disclaimer: Past performance is not necessarily indicative of future results. Trading futures involves substantial risk of loss and is not appropriate for all investors. This content is intended for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute trading advice or a solicitation to buy or sell any futures contract. Trade your own plan and manage risk. Acronyms: C - Composite w - Weekly m - Monthly VA - Value Area VAH - Value Area High VAL - Value Area Low VPOC - Volume Point of Control LVN - Low Value Node LVA - Low Value Area HVN - High Value Node HVA - High Value Area SP - Single print ATH - All time high

Who Controls Wheat: Weather Scares or Supply?Wheat is caught between opposing forces, and right now the bearish side is winning. A record-breaking European heatwave pushed French milling wheat to a three-month high near €211 a tonne, its strongest since mid-March, on fears of crop stress in the EU's largest producer. Yet the global benchmark is falling. CBOT wheat dropped below $5.80, its lowest since April 10, as the US winter-wheat harvest races ahead at 49% complete versus 11% a year ago. Ample supply is overpowering the weather scare. The reason is comfortable global inventories. Record stocks and strong Black Sea production have left the market largely desensitized to bullish headlines, from the European heat to a developing El Niño to renewed Russia-Ukraine strikes. Russian wheat remains the world's price-setter, and major buyers like Egypt and Turkey are importing less as their own harvests improve. Even Kazakhstan's new six-month ban on most wheat imports, aimed at cheap Russian grain, is a localized protectionist signal rather than a global price driver. When inventories are full, weather and politics struggle to move the needle. That said, the bullish risks are real, just not yet decisive. The European heat is genuine, but with the crop largely past flowering, the damage skews toward quality and test weights more than outright production, and corn is the more vulnerable victim. The bigger danger is cumulative. A 2003-style EU yield loss of roughly 9% to 10%, if it materialized, would tighten world stocks-to-use toward levels not seen since 2013. And a developing El Niño threatens the 2026/27 crop, which is why some analysts see the next meaningful rally arriving in 2027 rather than now. The honest read is that the well-supplied exporters, not the weather headlines, control the breadbasket today. Near-term, the fast US harvest, record global stocks, and dominant Black Sea supply keep prices pressured, even as Europe bakes and nations hoard grain. The bullish case is a story for later. If the European heat cuts deeper than feared, or if El Niño damages the next crop, the market's current complacency could reverse sharply. For traders, the signals to watch are EU yield confirmations from FranceAgriMer, the pace of the US harvest, and Black Sea export flows. For now, ample supply wins, and the rally waits.

by the5erstrading

ZW Short — ZW short only on a retest of 589.50 after the 590 flo ZW remains in a higher-timeframe downtrend: the mid-June bounce stalled well below the May highs, then price rolled back under the 600 area and is now pressing through the repeatedly defended 586–590 support band. That support is the actionable level; once lost, it becomes the underside to sell rather than a spot to chase lower. The 1h chart triggered with a heavy-volume break below 590 and a close near the low. The cleaner entry is a retest into 589.50, with the stop above the broken shelf and recent hourly rejection area at 593.25. The first downside objective is just ahead of the prior 581.5–583 support shelf; a sustained reclaim of 593.25 would negate the breakdown. The backdrop is mixed but does not fight the short. Fair U.S. crop weather and commentary around ample global supplies lean bearish, while the smaller U.S. winter wheat crop, lower new-crop U.S. carryout, and stronger-than-expected new-crop export sales are offsetting risks that keep conviction from being higher. 📍 Entry: 589.50 🛑 Stop: 593.25 🎯 Target: 582.50 ⚖️ R:R: 1.87

GRAINS Markets ....What`s coming !!!!!Today's macro backdrop — why wheat decoupled from the dollar The dominant force right now isn't Fed policy, it's the Iran war energy/fertilizer shock. Crude oil has been supporting the grain complex amid uncertainty around the Iran war, with traders noting the correlation between crude and corn/wheat running close to 90%, and research shows that in past episodes where crude rallied 4%+, wheat and soybean oil showed the strongest co-movement in the ag complex. More structurally, nitrogen fertilizer prices are projected to roughly double from 2024 levels, with Asian nations highly dependent on Middle Eastern urea, sulfur and ammonia exports now facing supply constraints during the Northern Hemisphere planting season — that's a direct hit to wheat input costs and yield potential, independent of the dollar. This explains why a hawkish Fed and stronger DXY didn't translate into wheat weakness today: energy/input-cost-push fundamentals are currently overriding macro-driven dollar strength. Trading Economics + 2 Bullish scenario (war-premium dominant): Crude stays bid on Strait of Hormuz risk, fertilizer scarcity narrative intensifies, fund/index flow continues rotating into undervalued grains as a crude proxy. Wheat pushes through 622.2 (PDH) and 630.2 single print toward the poor high/low at 638.2, with 650+ in play if energy keeps climbing. Bearish scenario (dollar/macro reasserts): The Fed's hawkish repricing eventually drags broader commodities lower as it did to gold, DXY continues higher, real yields keep climbing toward 2.25%+, and the war-premium narrative cools (e.g., diplomatic de-escalation headlines, which historically have hit grains hard and fast). Wheat fades back below 605.2/605.6 (PML/weekly POC cluster) toward 593.0 and 586.0. DXY & real yield implications: Both metrics moved firmly hawkish (DXY 99.63→100.71, real yield 2.121%→2.20%), which is the textbook bearish commodity input — but wheat ignored it today, telling you the energy/fertilizer story currently has more weight in price discovery than the rates story. Watch this relationship closely: if it normalizes (dollar strength starts pressuring wheat again), that's a signal the war premium is fading.

by AlexandreScaianski

WHEAT FUTURES Up Date....Wheat Futures Institutional Analysis — 18 June 2026 This week's development is constructive for the bullish thesis. The most important observation is: Wheat is trading 620.0 while DXY has risen to 100.71 and Real Yields remain elevated at 2.20%. Normally that combination should pressure grains. Instead Wheat has: -Reclaimed Monthly Low (605.2) -Reclaimed Weekly POC (605.6) -Reclaimed Previous Weekly High (600.2) -Traded into the 620 resistance area That is relative strength. Trade Location Current: 620 This is no longer discount....This is early markup territory. Support : 605.6 (Weekly POC) / 596 (Weekly 200 EMA) / 593 (Poor Low) / 570 (Weekly 55 EMA) Resistance: 628–634 Then: 679–688 Invalidation for the bullish thesis: Weekly Close Below 593 .....First warning. Weekly Close Below 563 Major invalidation. That would significantly weaken the Wave C completion argument. The most important development this week is not the move to 620 itself. It's that Wheat has: reclaimed both Weekly POCs (586 and 605.6), held above the Weekly 200 EMA and is attacking the 628–634 inefficiency zone ....while DXY trades above 100.7. That behavior is increasingly consistent with a market that may have already completed its corrective phase at 571 and is now attempting to transition into a new markup leg. The next battle is clearly 628–634; a successful auction through that zone would materially increase the odds of a return toward 679–688.

by AlexandreScaianski

WHEAT FUTURES Up Date....Institutional View The most important development this week is not the price rally from 571. It is that: Managed Money is now extremely short Commercials are aggressively long Wheat has reclaimed: Weekly POC (586) Monthly Low (605) Weekly High (600) while sitting directly above: Weekly 55 EMA (570) Weekly 200 EMA (596) That combination is much more consistent with a completed Wave C / Wyckoff Spring than with the start of a new bearish leg. The next major battleground is 628–634. If Wheat can auction through that zone, the probability of a move back toward 679–688 rises substantially. Trade Location Current price: 607 This is no longer deep discount.....This is early recovery. Best Support 596 (Weekly 200 EMA) 586 (Previous Weekly POC) 580 Resistance 620 628 631 634 688 Invalidation : Weekly Close Below 563 Spring thesis Elliott Wave C completion thesis and reopen: 520 500 Final Institutional View

by AlexandreScaianski

567 Educational content describing how the Armstrong reversal system and Erwin’s execution framework resolve a specific market setup. Not financial advice. Trading involves substantial risk of loss. The methodology does not eliminate risk or guarantee outcomes. Confirm all triggers on a closing basis. Trade only what you can afford to lose.

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by TraderAnonymuos

WHEAT FUTURES Up Date....WHEAT FUTURES – Institutional Macro, COT, Elliott, Wyckoff & Liquidity Analysis Executive Summary Wheat at 590.4 is now sitting in one of the most important zones seen since the 2022 peak at 1364. What's changed versus last week: -Commercials dramatically increased longs (+13,907) -Commercials aggressively reduced shorts (-17,842) -Specs liquidated longs heavily -Managed Money dumped longs (-25,555) and added shorts (+12,931) -Price is now testing the confluence of: Weekly POC (580) Weekly 55 EMA (569) Weekly structure support Elliott Wave termination zone This is beginning to look more like capitulation than the beginning of a fresh bear market. Probability Scenario 1 Commercial accumulation + Wave C completion + Spring Target: 603 → 620 → 630 → 679 Scenario 2 Final liquidity sweep into 569–563 before reversal Target: 563 then reversal higher. Scenario 3 Full bearish continuation Requires: DXY >100.5 Real Yield >2.35% Weekly close below 563 Crop conditions improving materially

by AlexandreScaianski

ZW Short — ZW bear trend stays intact below the broken 598-600 s HTF structure is firmly bearish with price well below declining averages and pressing fresh swing lows. The LTF confirmed downside with a high-volume flush through the 598-600 shelf; rather than chase at the low, the cleaner trade is a short on a retest of the breakdown area near 592.75. A reclaim above 597.5 would put price back inside the prior range and invalidate the immediate bear continuation. Target is the next HTF support zone near 580.5 from the prior base. 📍 Entry: 592.75 🛑 Stop: 597.50 🎯 Target: 580.50 ⚖️ R:R: 2.58

Trade Idea: Long Wheat Futures (ZW1!)Setup: Higher highs + higher lows = fresh uptrend confirmed. Entry trigger: Price just tagged a clean, fresh demand zone (green line “A - /1”). Context: Seasonality currently neutral → no edge or drag. Wheat is also attractively valued vs. USD right now. Plan: Expecting a quick bounce of 1.5–2R from the demand zone. Tight risk below the zone, target the next liquidity pocket higher. Simple, high-probability setup. Let’s ride it. #Wheat #Grains #Futures

by ConfluenceEdge_

WHEAT FUTURES has evolved from: accumulation → breakout attempt WHEAT FUTURE S market has evolved from: accumulation → breakout attempt → trend validation test. The current pullback toward 648–650 is occurring exactly where a bullish continuation would normally be expected to defend. Long-term downtrend broken. Multiple BOS printed Consistent HL sequence from: 492 / 507 / 568 / 605 /632 This is no longer a bear market structure. Current Price: 645.6 We are now sitting: below PMH and below the 672–688 supply zone but still above the key bullish trend structure. Specs are increasing shorts into a structurally improving market. That often creates: future squeeze fuel for acceleration later. Resistance Zone : 672–688 premium zone, weak highs, major sell-side defense This is where: shorts entered aggressively Current Support Zone : 645–632 ....Critical zone now,prior CHOCH, prior BOS,equilibrium retest. Major Institutional Demand : 620–605.....This is the strongest reload zone currently. Trendline support, equilibrium, previous breakout structure, prior imbalance fill. Important Levels Right Now Bullish Above: 632–620 Major Expansion Above: 688 Structural Failure Below: 605 Current probability path: Controlled pullback into 632–620 absorption by commercials then another expansion attempt toward 688+. if 688 breaks cleanly while specs remain heavily short: Wheat can accelerate violently through short covering.

by AlexandreScaianski

Wheat at $658 — When the Long Trade Triggers This is educational content describing a personal trading framework. It is not financial advice, investment recommendation, or a solicitation to trade. Commodity futures trading involves substantial risk of loss and is not suitable for all investors. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always do your own research and consider consulting a registered financial advisor before making trading decisions.

02:22

by TraderAnonymuos

A Fast Way to Tell If a Market Actually Respects Its Seasonal.Most traders glance at a single seasonal curve, see a clean up-then-down shape, and assume the market will do the same again. Sometimes it will. Often it will not. The reason is simple: seasonal patterns drift. Old data carries the weight of decades-old market structure, one-off events, and conditions that no longer exist. So before putting any real conviction behind a seasonal trade, it is worth doing one quick visual check. The check, in one sentence If the last five years roughly match the full-history pattern, the market is respecting its seasonal. If the two curves disagree, the seasonal has shifted and should not be the reason you take the trade. How to do it in under a minute Open any seasonal indicator that lets you control how many years of history it uses. The example below uses an open source seasonal indicator (True Seasonal Pattern ) . Add the indicator to the same pane twice . Set one copy to full history . Set the other to the last 5 years . Change the plot color on the second copy so the two lines are easy to tell apart. Compare the shapes: timing of peaks and troughs, direction through the year, where the seasonal turns. Reading the result Curves line up - the market has been consistent. The seasonal is a valid piece of evidence and can sit alongside your other tools (structure, trend, volatility, risk). Curves disagree - the recent behaviour has drifted from the long-term tendency. Treat the seasonal as not reliable right now. It is not "wrong", it is just not in force, and that is reason enough to step aside or rely on other tools. Markets that respect their seasonal pattern Lean Hogs is a textbook example. The 5-year trace and the full-history trace climb and fall at almost the same time each year, with the same summer high and the same late-year low. Two different windows of data, the same story. Seasonality here carries weight. RBOB Gasoline tells the same kind of story. The recent five years and the full history both build into a spring/summer peak and fade into winter. The shapes overlap so closely that the recent cycle could be drawn over the long-term curve and you would barely see two lines. Markets where the seasonal has drifted Wheat is the opposite picture. The 5-year curve and the full-history curve disagree on direction for large stretches of the calendar - where one is rising the other is often falling. The historical seasonal narrative is no longer being honoured. Trading the long-term pattern here would mean trading something the market has quietly stopped doing. Silver shows a similar mismatch. The two windows do not tell the same story, so the seasonal cannot do the heavy lifting in a setup. Why this matters A seasonal model is an average of the past. The further back the average reaches, the more it is shaped by conditions that may no longer exist. The 5-year vs full-history comparison is a cheap, visual sanity check that takes under a minute and quietly filters out the markets where the seasonal is no longer in force. It will not turn a bad setup into a good one. What it will do is stop capital from going into a "seasonal trade" in a market that has stopped honouring its own seasonal. That alone is worth the minute it takes. Educational content. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

ZW Short — ZW breakdown in progress as ag complex liquidation ac Setup: ZW spiked from ~610 to ~688 in a two-session burst on May 12-13 driven by a massive volume event (49k+ contracts in a single hour on May 12), then reversed sharply. The LTF shows a clear series of lower highs since the 683-688 peak — price has rolled from 688 to 650 in roughly 12 hours, rejecting at the spike zone on every attempt. The most recent bars show a bounce to ~655 that is fading with expanding sell-side volume, consistent with a dead-cat recovery inside a breakdown structure. The 4h chart confirms the move extended well above the prior 660 resistance shelf that now acts as resistance. Flow: The context is explicit — wheat dropped 3.26% today as part of a broad ag complex flush alongside ZS and ZC, all on outsized volume. Non-commercials (large specs) added 14k shorts WoW in the latest COT while cutting longs, positioning net -16,668 and growing more bearish. DXY is firming modestly, providing a headwind to commodity prices. Risk-on equity rotation is pulling capital away from hard assets. The spike itself on May 12 appears to have been a catalyst-driven move (likely a USDA report or weather headline) that is now being faded aggressively as the news is priced in. Plan: Stop sits above the spike recovery high around 668, which represents the last meaningful supply shelf before the post-catalyst high. A close back above that level would invalidate the fade thesis and suggest the breakout is holding. Target is the 620 area — the consolidation zone from early May before the spike ignited, which also represents prior resistance turned support. That level is approximately 35 points below entry against a 13-point stop, yielding R/R near 2.7. TTL is set to 120 minutes as price is already near entry and the fade is in progress. 📍 Entry: 655.00 🛑 Stop: 668.00 🎯 Target: 620.00 ⚖️ R:R: 2.69

ZW Long — ZW breaking out to multi-week highs as the grains comp Setup: On the 4h, ZW has been building a staircase structure of higher lows since the mid-April trough near 572, recovering through 600 and now pushing into the 618-620 zone — the highest level since the late-March swing high near 618. The most recent 1h bars show a clean impulsive leg from 608.5 overnight into 619+, with the 09:00 bar printing a strong bull candle (613.5 to 619) on rising volume (559 contracts, the highest print of the overnight/morning session). Price is breaking into fresh multi-week highs with expanding range candles — breakout character. Flow: Grains complex is bid across the board with wheat leading at +1.46% on elevated volume. The sector rotation signal from corn and soybeans moving together strengthens the conviction that this is a positioned move, not a noise spike. Broader risk-on backdrop (VIX 18.6, DXY flat) is supportive. The 5Y Note auction in ~38 minutes is a near-term volatility wildcard for the rates complex but historically has limited direct impact on ags unless it sparks a sharp dollar move — worth monitoring but not disqualifying. Plan: Stop is set below the breakout consolidation shelf from the overnight session — a close back below that level would mean the breakout failed and the thesis is wrong. Target is the late-February swing high zone near 632 which represents the next meaningful resistance on the 4h. R/R is approximately 1.24 to start but the swing nature of the trade allows for a trailing approach if 620 holds on pullback. 📍 Entry: 619 🛑 Stop: 608.5 🎯 Target: 632 ⚖️ R:R: 1.24

July wheat price trap at 620, testing support at 605 for re-accu 1. Headline & Executive Summary July wheat traps at 620, testing 605 support for re-accumulation. The market entered a technical correction after being strongly rejected at the 620 threshold. The medium-term bullish structure is still preserved with key support at 605'0; The trading tendency prefers to stand on the sidelines and wait for withdrawal signals to re-establish a Buy (Long) position. 2. Review previous session recommendations Scenario 1 (70%) in the April 22 session plan of breaking beyond 615 to increase the Buy position was activated when the price reached the highest level of 620'4. However, the upward momentum was not maintained until the end of the session, turning the breakthrough into a peak liquidity sweep (Liquidity Sweep) and bull trap (Bull Trap). Newly opened Buy positions at the high price range are currently under pressure of losses as the closing price retreated further to 607'0. The stop loss at 598 has not yet been breached, but the position is currently at short-term risk. 3. Overview of trends & price structure Wheat is operating in a secondary correction after an unsuccessful short-term top breakout. Although the series of advanced bottoms from the 526 mark still serves as the backbone for the medium-term uptrend, the formation of a price rejection candle at 620 has interrupted the acceleration of the Markup impulse wave. The chart's logic shows that the market is shifting from the price push phase to the re-accumulation phase to absorb all the supply from peak-clamped positions. The decline in price close to the 607 pivot reflects a cautious mentality, forcing the index to seek balance at lower support areas to consolidate the foundation before moving towards further targets at 650 and 680 on the Weekly frame. 4. Technical prices Resistance: 614'0 – 620'4 – 630'0 Support: 605'0 – 598'4 5. Price Action & Volume Analysis Price Action, Volume & Open Interest: The candle on April 22 was a Shooting Star candle with an extremely long upper shadow, closing close to the session low at 607'0. Data correlation: Price decreased + Low volume (47.7K) + OI decreased (from 233.9K to 231.4K) → The market lost liquidity, the downtrend gradually weakened. This combination confirms that the decline mainly comes from the phenomenon Long Liquidation (weak Buyers are forced to close their positions) rather than the entry of new Short Selling cash flow. The decrease in OI along with the price shows that the selling pressure will not last too long due to the lack of push from new Short positions. Market sentiment & Cash flow: Hedge funds (Non-Commercial) are taking profits and liquidating short-term Long positions after identifying the price trap at 620. Optimistic sentiment is shaken, giving way to a defensive state. Commercial traders currently have no signs of opening additional purchase price insurance orders at this hovering price range; They are patiently waiting for the price to retest the 598 - 602 range to carry out disbursement, causing the market to lack immediate proactive demand support. Price Structure & Waves: The advanced peak–trough sequence is still the dominant structure, but current Price Action confirms the price is in corrective wave 4 after completing the liquidity sweep at the 620'4 peak. Based on the trend arrow diagram, the price is retreating to retest the demand at the old breakdown of structure (BOS) zone. The current price position is right next to the dynamic support; The medium-term bullish structure will only be disabled if the price decisively penetrates the 598'4 mark accompanied by a rebound increase in Open Interest in a downward direction. 6. Next session's trading scenario Scenario 1 (65%): Price holds support at 605'0 and a pullback candle appears with low volume. Action: Continue to hold the existing Buy position, wait for increased Buying when the price surpasses 613'0. Target: 630'0 – 650'0. Stop loss: 598'0. Basic: Technical adjustment rhythm to eliminate surfing positions before continuing the Markup phase. Scenario 2 (35%): Price continues to slide and decisively breaks the 605'0 mark right at the beginning of the session. Action: Liquidate all short-term Long positions, stand aside and observe the reaction at the 598'0 area. Target: Not applicable. Stop Loss: Not applicable. Basis: The correction wave widened in amplitude due to the chain stop-loss effect of the Long side getting stuck at the top. 7. Recommendations by audience Manufacturer/importer (Buyer): Pause the plan to lock in purchase costs (Long Hedge) at this price range. Patiently wait for the price to retest the strategic support zone 598 - 602 and a signal of supply exhaustion appears (OI is flat) before starting to disburse funds again to optimize cost price. Trade/export (Seller): Can carry out short selling if the price recovers slightly to the 612 area but cannot maintain the base. However, absolutely do not establish a long-term hedging position (Short Hedge) when the bullish structure on the Weekly frame is still moving towards the target of 796.