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Funds sold corn and soybeans before Friday’s change of heart

Tide turns back to commodities on Wall Street.

Bryce Knorr 1, Senior Market Analyst, Farm Futures

November 18, 2017

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Fund buying helped lift corn and soybeans on Friday, but big speculators were selling those contracts earlier in the week despite a shift in their thinking towards commodities. Friday’s Commitment of Traders provided new evidence that investors may be taking another look at riskier assets.

Here’s what funds were up to, at least through Tuesday, Nov. 14, when the data was collected.

About the Author(s)

Bryce Knorr 1

Senior Market Analyst, Farm Futures

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