corn options weekly review

weekly changes

dec 

424 1/4 up 7 1/4

oi 219 down 4649

jan 

vol 17% down 1/2%

call oi 104923 down 1099

put oi 78137 up 3243

feb 

vol 20 1/2% down 3/4%

call oi 36168 up 7792

put oi 26675 up 6687 

march 

423 1/2 up 3

oi 868791 down 20867

vol 22% unchanged

call oi 289892 up 6132

put oi 163444 up 1224

may 

426 1/2 up 3 1/4

oi 239899 up 9765

vol 23% up 1/2%

call oi 76761 up 2868

put oi 37342 up 2196

july 

428 1/4 up 4 1/4

oi 216101 up 516

vol 23 1/4%

call oi 99683 up 667

put oi 65710 up 937

sept 

414 up 3 1/2

oi 94930 up 8854

vol 22 3/4% up 3/4%

call oi 29148 up 1681

put oi 23271 up 1515

dec21 

412 1/4 up 2

oi 195217 up 2821

vol 20 1/2% up 1/2%

call oi 110701 up 1652

put oi 56018 up 1539

march22

417 3/4 up 2

oi 17159 up 970

call oi 2049 up 62

put oi 1080 up 123

12/7

robot 

bought 2000 week 2 420/425 call spreads paying 1 5/8 covered vs 417

bought 2000 feb 420/425 call spreads paying 1 5/8 covered vs 418

bought 200 march 440/460 call spreads paying 3 7/8 

bought 200 feb 390 puts vs selling the jan 410 puts collecting 1 1/8 

bought 200 feb 405 puts vs selling the jan 405 puts paying 4 5/8 covered vs 417 1/2

bought 1000 may 500 calls paying 6 5/8

bought 900 sept 350 put paying 5 1/8 to 5 1/4

sold 1000 jan 410/420 call spreads @ 6 5/8 covered vs 423

bought 700 jan 425 calls vs selling the feb 440 calls collecting 1 1/8 to 1 1/4

bought 1500 jan 410 puts paying 1 7/8 

sold 100 july 390 calls @ 48 5/8 

settles

dec 419 1/2 on 1100

march 424 on 158k

may 426 3/4 on 38k

july 427 3/4 on 27k

sept 413 1/4 on 7500 

dec21 411 on 17k

vols

f425^ 13 7/8-14 1/4  18.75%

g425^ 26 1/4-5/8  22%

h425^ 34 5/8-35  22.75%

k430^ 48 1/4-5/8  23%

n430^ 58 1/4-3/4  23%

u410^ 60 3/4-61 1/2  22%

z21 410^ 64-3/4  20%

12/8

robot 

bought 250 dec 410/480 call spreads vs selling the 360 put paying 8 1/2

bought 1000 march 400 puts paying 7 5/8 

bought 500 jan 400 puts paying 1 covered vs 419

bought 400 dec 420/500 call spreads vs selling the 380 puts paying 1/2 

bought 2000 jan 435 calls paying 2 3/8 

bought 1000 week 2 420/425 call spreads paying 1 3/4 covered vs 419

bought 500 july 500 calls paying 10

bought 500 march 500 calls paying 2 1/4

sold 800 dec 420 calls from 28 down to 27 7/8 covered vs 409

bought 1200 jan 420 puts paying 6 to 6 1/8 

bought 2000 jan 435 calls paying 2 3/8 

bought 1000 jan 440 calls paying 1 3/8 

bought 2000 week 2 420/425 call spreads paying 2 1/8 covered vs 420 1/2 

bought 1000 jan 425/440 call spreads paying 2 7/8 

vols

f420^ 12 7/8-13 1/8  18.25%

g420^ 25 1/4-5/8  21.5%

h420^ 33 3/8-3/4  22.5%

k420^ 46-1/2  22.75%

n420^ 55 3/456 1/2 23%

u410^ 60 1/2-61 1/4  22%

z21 410^ 63 1/2-64 1/4  20%

settles

dec 417 on 1700

march 419 3/4 on 93k

may 423 on 26k

july 424 on 16k

sept 411 on 3200

dec21 408 1/2 on 8200

12/9

robot

bought 1000 march 400 puts paying 6 3/4

sold 1000 jan 440 calls @ 1 3/8

sold 500 dec 370 puts from 12 1/4 to 12 1/8 covered vs 408 1/4

sold 500 jan 420 calls @ 7 3/8

sold 500 jan 425 calls from 5 1/4 to 5 3/8

sold 500 march 475 calls @ 4 1/8 

bought 750 jan 420 calls paying 7 3/8 to 7 1/2 

sold 600 march/may 430 straddle swaps @ 12 7/8 

bought 200 july 410/380 put spread vs selling the 500 call paying 1 1/4

sold 1000 jan 400 puts from 7/8 down to 3/4 covered vs 421 3/4 

bought 200 march 430 calls vs selling the 405 puts paying 5 1/4

sold 2000 week 2 420 calls from 4 3/4 to 4 5/8 covered vs 422

bought 2000 jan 425/440 call spreads paying 3 3/8 to 3 1/2 covered vs 422

bought 800 july/dec +50 cso calls paying 8 3/4 

sold 250 jan 425 calls @ 5 1/2

sold 150 feb 420 straddles @ 24 7/8 

bought 1000 march 430 calls paying 14 3/8

bought 1000 march 425/450 call spreads paying 7 3/4 to 7 7/8 

on the block 

500 feb 445c/405p strangles were sold @ 10 3/8 

settles

dec 422 on 1k

march 423 3/4 on 78k

may 426 1/2 on 27k

july 427 1/2 on 20k

sept 414 1/2 on 6700

dec21 410 1/2 on 12k

vols

 f425^ 12 1/4-5/8  17.75%

g425^ 25 1/4-5/8  21.5%

h425^ 34-1/4  22.5%

k430^ 48-1/2  23%

n430^ 58-3/4  23%

u410^ 60 3/4-61 1/2  22.25%

 z21 410^ 63 1/2-64 1/2  20%

12/10

pre report 

robot

bought 200 dec 460/510 call spreads paying 7 7/8 

sold 250 jan 415 calls @ 12 7/8

bought 500 jan 425 puts vs selling 1000 jan 410 puts paying 3 1/2 covered vs 425

bought 1000 jan 430 calls paying 4 5/8 to 5

bought 100 dec 450 calls paying 20 3/4

sold 500 sept 420/440/470/490 call condors @ 2 7/8 covered vs 414 1/2

sold 150 short june 410 straddles @ 36 1/4

sold 100 march 425 straddles @ 34 1/2 

bought 1000 week 2 430 calls paying 2 1/4

sold 500 feb 410 puts @ 5 1/4

bought 500 march 440/490 call spreads paying 9 1/8

sold 500 feb 455 calls from 4 1/2 down 4 3/8

sold 100 feb 450 calls @ 5 5/8 covered vs 427

sold 1000 feb 460 calls @ 3 7/8 covered vs 427

bought 500 jan 425 puts vs selling 1000 jan 415 puts paying 1 5/8 

bought 1000 march 400 puts paying 4 3/4 covered vs 427

post report 

sold 1500 feb 430 straddles from 25 down to 24 1/2

bought 250 jan 450 calls paying 1/2

sold 1000 jan 430 calls from 3 1/4 down to 3

bought 1500 march 425/450 call spreads paying 7 1/2 to 7 5/8

bought 300 march 500 calls paying 1 7/8 

bought 1000 march 420 puts paying 1 1/4 covered vs 423

bought 300 july 310 puts paying 7/8 covered vs 423

sold 500 feb 425 straddles @ 23

bought 250 dec 440 calls paying 22 1/4 covered vs 409 3/4 

settles

dec 420 1/4 on 1200

march 421 1/4 on 111k 

may 424 1/4 on 32k

july 425 3/4 on 29k

sept 412 1/4 on 10k

dec21 409 1/4 on 21k

vols

jan 420^ 10 to 10 1/4---15 1/2%

feb 420^ 22 3/8 to 22 3/4---19 3/4%

march 420^ 31 to 31 3/8---21 1/4%

may 420^ 44 1/2 to 45---22 1/4%

july 430^ 56 3/4 to 57 1/4---22 1/4%

sept 410^ 60 to 61 ---22%

dec21 410^ 63 to 63 3/4---19 3/4%

12/11

robot 

bought 1000 july 450 calls paying 21 5/8 covered vs 428

bought 3250 march 490/550 call spreads paying 1 3/8 

bought 1500 jan 430 calls paying 1 3/8 to 1 1/2

sold 600 jan 420 calls from 4 1/4 to 4 3/8 covered vs 419 1/4

bought 400 march 400 puts paying 6 3/4

bought 1000 jan 425 calls paying 2 1/2 

bought 200 march 405 puts vs selling the feb 410 puts paying 1 3/4 

bought 4500 jan 415 puts paying 2 1/8 

sold 400 sept 390 puts @ 18 covered vs 413

sold 500 feb 400p/450c strangles @ 6 1/2

bought 1000 jan 420/430 call spreads paying 3 1/8 

bought 500 march 465 calls paying 4 1/8

bought 500 march 475 calls paying 3 1/8 

bought 1000 march 500 calls paying 1 3/4

sold 500 feb 400p/450c strangles @ 6 1/2

sold 500 feb 425 straddles @ 23 1/4

settles

dec 424 1/4

march 423 1/2

may 426 1/2

july 428 1/4

sept 414

dec21 412 1/4

vols

f425^ 10 7/8-11 1/4  17%

g425^ 23 5/8-7/8  20.5%

h425^ 32 1/2-7/8  22%

k430^ 47 1/2-48  23%

n430^ 58 1/4-59  23.25%

u410^ 62-3/4  22.75%

z21 410^ 64 1/2-65 1/2  20.5%

commitment of traders

CFTC Commitments of Traders Long Report - AG (Combined)

CFTC Commitments of Traders Long Report - AG (Combined)

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usda report

https://www.usda.gov/oce/commodity/wasde/wasde1220.pdf

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