# COLUMN-Funds dig deeper into bearish CBOT bets as heavy stocks, trade war weigh -Braun

> Speculators ended April with a record net short across Chicago grains and oilseeds, at 683,501 contracts. The net short grew from the prior week's record of 656,078. Record US soybean stocks, rising corn stocks, a large US wheat crop and trade disputes with China all weigh on prices. African swine fever in China has also cut feed demand.

- Date: 2019-05-06 · published 2019-05-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/7494-column-funds-dig-deeper-into-bearish-cbot-bets-as-heavy-stocks-trade-war-weigh
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybeans](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SOY.md), [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [Soybean Oil](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBO.md)

## Why it matters

A record fund short signals heavy bearish positioning, which can fuel further declines if trade or demand news disappoints, while also raising the risk of a sharp short-covering rally.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bearish ▼
- SBO: bearish ▼
- SOY: bearish ▼
- CORN: bearish ▼
- WHEAT: bearish ▼

## Sources

- finance.yahoo.com: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/column-funds-dig-deeper-bearish-113000408.html

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