ZC Corn Futures Daily Chart Analysis: 2026-Aug-18 07:12 CT

Price Action

Last: 468.00,
Bars: Large,
Mom: fast.

WSFG Weekly

Short-Term
WSFG Current: 35%
F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
WSFG Trend: Up.

MSFG Month Aug

Intermediate-Term
MSFG Current: 67%
F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
MSFG Trend: Up.

YSFG Year 2026

Long-Term
YSFG Current: -7%
F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Below,
YSFG Trend: Down.

Swing Pivots

(Short-Term) 1. Pvt. Trend: UTrend,
(Intermediate-Term) 2. HiLo Trend: UTrend,
3. Pvt. Evolve: Pvt high 468.25,
4. Pvt. Next: Pvt low 458.75,
5. Levels R: 496.00, 493.00, 490.25, 468.00,
6. Levels S: 434.00, 406.25.

Daily Benchmarks

(Short-Term) 5 Day: 453.25 Up Trend,
(Short-Term) 10 Day: 446.00 Up Trend,
(Intermediate-Term) 20 Day: 450.00 Up Trend,
(Intermediate-Term) 55 Day: 447.00 Up Trend,
(Long-Term) 100 Day: 454.00 Up Trend,
(Long-Term) 200 Day: 460.75 Up Trend.

Additional Metrics

ATR: 34,
VOLMA: 252019.

Recent Trade Signals

17 Aug 2026: Long ZC 09-26 @ 460.5 Signals.USAR-WSFG
14 Aug 2026: Long ZC 09-26 @ 455.5 Signals.USAR.TR720
12 Aug 2026: Long ZC 09-26 @ 446 Signals.USAR.TR120
12 Aug 2026: Long ZC 09-26 @ 444 Signals.USAR-MSFG

Overall Rating

Short-Term: Bullish,
Intermediate-Term: Bullish,
Long-Term: Bullish.

Key Insights Summary

Corn has produced a sharp V-shaped recovery from the early-July 406.25 pivot low, followed by higher lows and a strong upside expansion into the 468.00 pivot-high area. Price is above every daily benchmark, while the weekly and monthly fib-grid structures remain upward biased. The move is testing the nearby 468.00 resistance/pivot area, with higher pivot resistance layered at 490.25, 493.00, and 496.00. The yearly grid remains below its F0% reference and retains a longer-cycle down trend, making the current rally a strong intermediate recovery within a broader annual counter-trend structure. Large recent bars, firm momentum, and expanding volume participation characterize an impulsive late-summer advance rather than a quiet consolidation.