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Corn ETN Leads Surge in Softs

Arthur Hill

Arthur Hill

Chief Technical Strategist, TrendInvestorPro.com

The Corn ETN (CORN) is leading a surge in soft commodities. The chart below shows the ETN breaking out in late May and then falling back in June with a wedge. The wedge low held above the prior lows and the ETN broke wedge resistance with a strong move the last few days. The indicator window shows July Corn (^CN13) challenging ascending triangle resistance. Note that futures prices are EOD (end of day) and today's action will be added after the market close.

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Arthur Hill
About the author: , CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London. Learn More