The trend was disrupted by a bounce from $4.13-1/4. The bounce seems to have ended around a falling trendline. Strategically, a break below the immediate support at $4.34-1/4 could confirm the target range.

The intact trendline indicates a steady downtrend which is extending towards $4.13-1/4. A break above $4.41 could lead to a gain into the range of $4.47-1/2 to $4.55-1/2.

On the daily chart, corn failed to break a resistance at $4.41-1/4, the 23.6% retracement of the uptrend from $3.52-1/2 to $4.68-3/4. The failure suggests the formation of a head-and-shoulders, which could only be confirmed when the contract breaks $4.10-1/2.

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** Wang Tao is a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals. The views expressed are his own.

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