corn options weekly review

new listings for monday 

March options go 5 cent strikes

July 23

Dec 23

Cso's

Dec22/march22

Dec21/july22

Dec21/dec22

weekly changes

dec 

423 1/4 up 12 3/4 

oi 188775 down 156522

jan 

vol 22 3/4% down 2%

call oi 75741 up 14598

put oi 58700 up 17371

feb 

vol 23 3/4% up 1%

call oi 17740 up 7858

put oi 11664 up 4512

march

428 1/4 up 8 3/4 

oi 847140 up 101573

vol 23 3/4% up 1/2%

call oi 265302 up 16209

put oi 145877 up 2832

may 

430 3/4 up 6 3/4 

oi 210875 up 25882

vol 24% up 3/4%

call oi 69002 up 8711

put oi 32730 up 3864

july 

430 3/4 up 4 1/2 

oi 208750 up 8405

vol 23 3/4% up 1/2%

call oi 93888 up 11925 

put oi 64254 up 6695

sept 

410 3/4 up 5

oi 78627 up 3556 

vol 22 1/2% up 2 1/2%

call oi 25133 up 715

put oi 19263 up 1202

dec21 

408 1/4 up 3 3/4

oi 185806 up 4725

vol 20 1/2% up 1/2%

call oi 94768 up 8742

put oi 47314 up 2183

march22

412 up 3

oi 13718 up 583

call oi 1692 up 15

put oi 417 up 25

11/16

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sold 400 jan 410p/430c strangles @ 13 3/8

sold 500 dec 410p/415c strangles @ 7

sold 100 march 440 calls @ 15

bought 500 march 450/480 call spreads paying 5 3/4

sold 1200 march 360 puts from 1 3/8 down to 1 1/4 

sold 1250 march 370 puts from 1 3/4 to 2

sold 1000 dec 415 calls @ 4 1/8 

bought 500 july 480/500 call spreads paying 3 3/4 

bought 500 dec 410 puts paying 4 1/8 covered vs 411

bought 4000 march 500 calls paying 3 3/8 to 3 5/8 

bought 500 march 420 straddles paying 40 1/2 to 40 5/8 

sold 250 dec 405 puts @ 2 1/8 

bought 500 dec 395 puts paying 1/2

sold 500 jan 420 calls from 11 1/2 to 11 3/8 

bought 400 may/july even calls vs selling 800 may/july -5 puts paying even 

bought 500 march 430 calls vs selling 1000 march 460 calls collecting 1 

bought 300 march 400 puts and 600 march 480 calls paying 21 1/2

bought 200 july 430/500 call spreads vs selling the 410 puts paying 2 5/8 

sold 300 sept 450 calls @ 18 5/8 covered vs 408 1/4

bought 250 march 430 calls vs selling 400 march 490 calls paying 8

bought 500 may 450/550 call spreads paying 14 1/2

sold 250 jan 420 straddles @ 21 1/4 

sold 1000 july 430/400 put spreads @ 16 1/8 covered vs 428 1/2 

sold 1500 dec 380/400 call spreads @ 19 3/4

bought 1500 dec 405 puts paying 1/2 

settles

dec 416 1/4 on 112k

march 424 1/4 on 97k

may 428 1/4 on 22k

july 429 3/4 on 18k

sept 410 on 5000

dec21 407 1/4 on 10k

vols

 z415^ 7 3/4-8 1/8  20.75%

f425^ 21 1/4-5/8  19

g425^ 31 5/8-32  21.75%

h420^ 38 1/2-7/8  22.75%

k430^ 51 1/2-52  22.75%

n430^ 61-3/4  23%

z21 410^ 65 1/2-66 1/4  20%

11/17

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sold 2000 dec 415/420 call spreads @ 2 7/8 covered vs 420

sold 200 jan 465 calls @ 2 1/8 

sold 1000 july 500 calls @ 13 covered vs 432 1/2 

bought 500 dec 410 puts paying 1

sold 500 march 380 puts from 2 1/2 to 2 5/8 

sold 500 jan 420 calls @ 14 1/2 

bought 500 red dec 460 calls paying 17 1/2 

bought 250 feb 410 puts vs selling the march 470 calls paying 3/8 

bought 1000 feb 430/460 call spreads paying 8 3/8 

bought 500 jan/dec 420 call spreads paying 8 7/8 

bought 1500 feb/march 400 put spreads paying 2 1/2 

sold 300 july 360/380 call spreads @ 16

sold 1000 march 400 puts @ 7 1/4 covered vs 426 3/4 

sold 400 dec 410/420 call spreads @ 7 1/2 

bought 200 dec 410/420 put spreads paying 2 1/2 

bought 1000 march 500 calls paying 4 3/8 

bought 500 march 45- calls paying 12 1/2 

bought 400 feb 430 calls paying 10 

sold 1000 july 400 puts from 14 to 13 7/8 covered vs 431 1/2 

sold 500 dec 405 calls from 15 1/8 down to 15

sold 1000 march 430/450 call spreads @ 6 1/4

bought 250 sept 410 straddles paying 61 1/2 to 61 3/4

settles

dec 420 1/4 on 141k

march 426 3/4 on 149k

may 429 3/4 on 34k

july 430 3/4 on 25k

sept 410 1/2 on 3600

dec21 407 1/2 on 10k

vols

 z420^ 6 3/4-7 1/8  20%

f425^ 21 1/2-7/8  20%

g425^ 31 5/8-32  22%

h430^ 40-3/8  23%

k430^ 51-1/2  22.75%

n430^ 60-3/4  22.75%

z21 410^ 65-3/4  19.75%

11/18

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bought 2000 red dec 600 calls paying 4 3/4

bought 1000 may 500/550 call spreads paying 5 1/2 

sold 2000 dec 400/420 call spreads @ 18 3/4 

bought 250 march 400 puts paying 6 5/8 

sold 500 dec march -5 cso calls @ 1

bought 200 march 430 straddles paying 41 1/2 

bought 200 march 430 straddles paying 41 1/2 covered vs 429 1/2 

bought 500 may 490 calls paying 10 5/8 covered vs 432

bought 500 july 430/440 call spreads paying 3 5/8 

sold 200 jan 460 calls @ 3 3/8 

bought 5500 july 500 calls paying 13 1/2 to 15

bought 150 july 560 calls paying 6 3/8 

sold 2000 dec 420/425 call spreads from 3 to 3 1/8 covered vs 426

bought 500 dec 440 calls paying 3/4 

sold 1000 march 430/440 call spreads @ 3 3/4 

bought 250 short march 420 calls paying 9

bought 500 short sept 410 straddles paying 56 1/8

bought 500 jan 440 calls vs selling the dec 420 calls paying 1 1/8

bought 200 july 600 calls paying 4 3/8 

bought 250 march 380 puts paying 2 5/8 covered vs 432

sold 200 jan 400p/450c strangles @ 8 1/2 

sold 250 july 550 calls @ 8 5/8 

bought 2500 week 4 440 calls paying 3 3/8 to 3 1/2

sold 1200 march 420/450 call spreads @ 11 5/8 covered vs 433

sold 1000 july 400/430 put spreads from 15 1/4 to 15 1/2

sold 500 dec 430 calls @ 3 1/2

sold 500 july 440 calls @ 30 1/4 covered vs 434

bought 1000 july 430 calls paying 34 1/8 to 34 1/2 covered vs 434 1/4

bought 500 july 430 straddles vs selling the march 420 straddles paying 22 1/2 

bought 800 dec 410 calls paying 15 5/8 to 16

settles 

dec 425 3/4 on 167k

march 430 1/2 on 170k

may 433 on 37k

july 433 3/4 on 33k

sept 413 1/2 on 3700

dec21 409 on 21k

vols

z425^ 7 1/4-5/8  25%

f430^ 24 1/2-7/8  22.75%

g430^ 34 3/4-35 1/4  24.25%

h430^ 42 1/2-7/8  24.75%

k430^ 54 1/4-3/4  24.5%

n430^ 63 3/4-64 1/4  24.25%

z21 410 66 3/4-67 1/2  20.5%

11/19

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bought 650 july 430/480 call spreads vs selling the 380 puts paying 6 1/2 to 6 3/4

bought 2500 may 550 calls paying 4 7/8 to 5

bought 500 march 440 calls vs selling the dec 420 calls paying 12 1/4 

sold 1000 march 500 calls @ 4 7/8

sold 3000 jan 420 puts from 8 5/8 down to 7

bought 3000 jan 420 puts paying from 6 3/4 to 7 3/8

bought 500 jan 430 straddles vs selling the march 430 straddle collecting 19 to 18 3/4 

sold 442 jan 405p/465c strangles @ 4 3/8

sold 442 jan 410p/450c strangles @ 7 1/2

sold 442 jan 425p/430c strangles @ 19 1/8

sold 442 jan 420p/440c strangles @ 13 1/2

bought 1000 red dec 500 calls paying 12 1/4 to 12 3/8 covered vs 408

bought 1500 july 390 puts vs selling the 520 call paying 1/4 covered vs 431 1/2

sold 200 march 430 puts @ 22 1/4

sold 350 jan 410p/440c strangles @ 9 7/8

bought 1000 march 560 calls paying 1 5/8 

bought 500 dec 430 calls paying 3/4

sold 1000 march 460 calls @ 11 1/8

bought 500 dec 420 calls paying 3

bought 500 may 450/500 call spreads vs selling the 400 puts collecting 1 1/4 down to 1

bought 150 march 400/380 put spreads paying 5

sold 1000 dec 425 calls from 1 3/4 down to 1 1/2 

sold 1500 march 360 puts from 1 1/8 down to 1 

bought 1000 dec 425 calls paying 1 3/8 to 1 1/2 

settles

dec 422 1/2 on 116k

march 427 1/4 on 148k

may 429 1/4 on 37k

july 430 on 23k

sept 411 3/4 on 2700

dec21 407 3/4 on 12k

vols

 z425^ 5 3/8-3/4  21.5%

f425^ 21 1/2-7/8  20.75%

g425^ 32-1/2  22.75%

h430^ 41-3/8  23.75%

k430^ 53 1/4-3/4  24%

n430^ 62 1/2-63 1/4  23.75%

z21 410^ 66 1/2-67 1/2  20.5%

11/20

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bought 1200 july 650 calls paying 3 

sold 455 jan 405p/470c strangles @ 3 3/4

sold 455 jan 420p/445c strangles @ 11 1/2

sold 455 jan 430p/435c strangles @ 19 1/2

sold 455 jan 415p/455c strangles @ 7 3/4

bought 2000 jan 425 puts paying 8 to 8 1/2 

bought 850 red dec 500 calls paying 13 1/8 covered vs 410

bought 2000 week 4 430/450 call spreads paying 4 1/4 covered vs 429 1/2 

sold 1000 jan 425 puts @ 7 7/8

bought 2000 march 360 puts paying 1 

bought 400 feb 430/460/490 call flies paying 4 3/4

bought 400 feb 450/490 call spreads paying 7

bought 1000 may 550 calls paying 5 1/2

bought 400 week 4 435/450 call spreads paying 2 3/4 

sold 1000 jan 425 puts @ 7 7/8 

bought 400 may 400/370 put spreads paying 7 5/8

sold 300 march 430 straddles vs buying 300 jan 430 straddles collecting 19 1/4

bought 500 july 420/390 put spreads vs selling the 500 call collecting 1/4

bought 400 jan 445 calls vs selling the 425 puts paying 3

bought 800 july 500 calls paying 14 1/2

bought 1000 jan 410 puts paying 2 7/8 covered vs 429

settles

dec 423 1/4 on 118k

march 428 1/4 on 164k

may 430 3/4 on 32k

july 430 3/4 on 22k

sept 410 3/4 on 4400 

dec21 408 1/4 on 13k

vols

f430^ 21 1/8 to 21 1/2---22 3/4%

g430^ 32 3/8 to 32 3/4---23 3/4%

h430^ 40 1/2 to 40 7/8---23 3/4%

k 430^ 53 to 53 3/4---24%

n 430^ 62 1/2 to 63 1/4---23 3/4%

u 410^ 63 1/2 to 64 1/2 ---22 1/2%

z21 410^ 67 to 68---20 1/2%

cattle on feed 

https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/m326m174z/r207vd272/08613d14n/cofd1120.pdf

crop progress

https://downloads.usda.library.cornell.edu/usda-esmis/files/8336h188j/ft849f74h/h128p600k/prog4720.pdf

commitment of traders

CFTC Commitments of Traders Long Report - AG (Combined)

CFTC Commitments of Traders Long Report - AG (Combined)

This is the viewable version of the most recent release of the AG disaggregated long form combined commitments r...

stories of interest 

Tyson Foods beats profit estimates, sees lower COVID-19 costs in 2021

Tyson Foods beats profit estimates, sees lower COVID-19 costs in 2021

Tom Polansek, Praveen Paramasivam

Tyson Foods <TSN.N> beat Wall Street estimates for fourth-quarter profit on Monday, but faces rising costs for a...

U.S. Crop Prices Are Rising, and China Is Buying

U.S. Crop Prices Are Rising, and China Is Buying

Ryan Dezember and Kirk Maltais

Investors have piled into bullish wagers on soybeans, corn and wheat after the coronavirus pandemic had cast dou...

Back To Square One: Hank Paulson Calls For New Round Of US-China Talks "Under Biden Administration"

Back To Square One: Hank Paulson Calls For New Round Of US-China Talks "...

The former Treasury Secretary said that the U.S. should consider removing tariffs on goods from the Asian nation...

Goldman, Citi See Dollar Sliding In 2021, Plunging As Much As 20%

Goldman, Citi See Dollar Sliding In 2021, Plunging As Much As 20%

"Vaccine distribution will check off all of our bear market signposts, allowing the dollar to follow a similar p...

Corn Starch Market: Rising Impressive Business Opportunities Analysis Forecast By 2027 – TechnoWeekly

Corn Starch Market: Rising Impressive Business Opportunities Analysis Fo...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-brazil-agriculture-idUSKBN27X1EY

Here’s How America Uses Its Land

Here’s How America Uses Its Land

The 48 contiguous states alone are a 1.9 billion-acre jigsaw puzzle of cities, farms, forests and pastures.

https://www.extension.iastate.edu/agdm/newsletters/nl2020/nov20.pdf

Soybeans Near $12 Per Bushel As US Farmers Celebrate Surging Prices

Soybeans Near $12 Per Bushel As US Farmers Celebrate Surging Prices

"Many in the trade see $12, but I think we are going to see $13 futures."

For The First Time, Wall Street Admits That "Civil Unrest" Could Crash Markets

For The First Time, Wall Street Admits That "Civil Unrest" Could Crash M...

"It will end in tears at some point, maybe through political revolution or perhaps the collapse of fiat currency...

Abu Dhabi's ADQ eyes around $1 billion loan to back Louis Dreyfus deal: sources

Abu Dhabi's ADQ eyes around $1 billion loan to back Louis Dreyfus deal: ...

Davide Barbuscia, Saeed Azhar

Abu Dhabi state-owned ADQ is in talks with banks for a loan of about $1 billion that would back its acquisition ...

JPM Sees Stock Surge In 2021 As Trillions In "Unlocked" Liquidity Flood Into The Market

JPM Sees Stock Surge In 2021 As Trillions In "Unlocked" Liquidity Flood ...

"A greater portion of the liquidity that has been injected so far as a function of QE and credit creation, would...

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-crop-prices-are-rising-and-china-is-buying-11605522607

UPDATE 2-Argentine government steps in to end grains sector tug boat strike

UPDATE 2-Argentine government steps in to end grains sector tug boat strike

Maximilian Heath

The Argentine government on Wednesday stepped in to end a less than day-old strike by tug boat crews that had th...

Goldman Sachs says commodities poised for bull market

Goldman Sachs says commodities poised for bull market

Reuters Staff

Goldman Sachs on Wednesday maintained its 'overweight' recommendations for commodities in 2021, reasoning the se...

Column: Contemplating room for growth in record U.S. corn, soy export outlooks

Column: Contemplating room for growth in record U.S. corn, soy export ou...

Karen Braun

The United States has sold an unusually large amount of corn and soybeans for export when compared against the r...

Hershey Is Behind Big Cocoa Trade That Upended N.Y. Markets

Hershey Is Behind Big Cocoa Trade That Upended N.Y. Markets

Isis Almeida

One of America’s top chocolate makers is upending the New York cocoa market.

Soybeans Edge Higher as China Demand, Brazil Weather Weighed

Soybeans Edge Higher as China Demand, Brazil Weather Weighed

Kim Chipman,Isis Almeida

Soybean futures closed higher after swinging between gains and losses as investors weighed global scarcity again...

Smithfield Settles Lawsuits Over Noise, Smell of Hog Farms in North Carolina

Smithfield Settles Lawsuits Over Noise, Smell of Hog Farms in North Caro...

Valerie Bauerlein

The settlement brings an end to more than two years of litigation over the noise and odors produced by tradition...

Bacon (Oh, And Toilet Paper) Shortages Erupt As Americans 'Panic Hoard' Ahead Of COVID Winter

Bacon (Oh, And Toilet Paper) Shortages Erupt As Americans 'Panic Hoard' ...

"Even the world’s biggest retailer is reporting shortages..."

Why Wall Street's "Most Accurate Analyst" Expects Another Market Correction Before Year-End

Why Wall Street's "Most Accurate Analyst" Expects Another Market Correct...

In the near term, stocks are elevated and may have to contemplate a second wave in the absence of a fiscal deal ...