Technically Speaking

SRW Wheat (Cash): The DTN National SRW Wheat Index (SR.X, national average cash price) closed at $3.89, down 10 1/4 cents for the week. Despite the lower weekly close, cash SRW wheat remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend on its weekly close-only chart. Initial resistance is at $4.04, a price that marks the 23.6% retracement level of the previous downtrend from $5.02 1/4 through the low of $3.44.

SRW Wheat (New-crop Futures): The Chicago July 2018 contract closed at $4.46 1/2, down 9 1/4 cents for the week. Despite the lower weekly close July Chicago wheat remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend. Initial resistance is at $4.77 3/4, a price that marks the 23.6% retracement level of the previous downtrend from $6.09 1/2 through the contract low of $4.37. Support is at the contract low.

HRW Wheat (Cash): The DTN National HRW Wheat Index (HW.X, national average cash price) closed at $3.80 1/2, down 7 1/2 cents for the week. Cash HRW wheat remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend on its weekly close-only chart. Next resistance is at $3.90 3/4, a price that marks the 38.2% retracement level of the previous secondary downtrend from $4.73 3/4 through the low of $3.39 1/4. The 50% retracement level is up at $4.06 1/2. Weekly stochastics remain near the overbought level of 80%.

HRW Wheat (New-crop Futures): The Kansas City July 2018 contract closed at $4.55 1/4, down 11 1/4 cents for the week. July Kansas City wheat remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend with initial resistance near $4.83 1/2. This price marks the 23.6% retracement level of the previous downtrend from $6.23 through the recent contract low of $4.40 1/4. Beyond that resistance is pegged between $5.00 1/2 and $5.10, prices that mark the 33% and 38.2% retracement levels. Weekly stochastics are bullish above the oversold level of 20%.

HRS Wheat (Cash): The DTN HRS Wheat Index (SW.X, national average cash price) closed at $5.92 1/4, down 13 cents for the week. The SW.X remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend, though recent weeks have seen the SW.X consolidate on its weekly close-only chart between $6.19 and $5.82 1/2. Weekly stochastics remain bullish indicating more upside momentum could be seen.

HRS Wheat (New-Crop Futures): The Minneapolis September 2018 contract closed at $6.21 1/2, down 1 1/2 cents for the week. A long-range view of new-crop Minneapolis spring wheat shows the contract to be in a secondary (intermediate-term) 3-wave downtrend. However, with weekly stochastics below the oversold level of 20% support at $6.13 1/2 could hold the downtrend.To track my thoughts on the marketthroughout the day, follow me on Twitter:www.twitter.com\Darin Newsom