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Soybean Oil Jan '17 (ZLF17)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybean Gains Extending to Friday Morning with $12 in the Sights

Soybeans are trading with 3 to 4 cent gains to start the final trade session of May as the nearbys approach $12. Futures closed with Thursday gains of 9 ¼ to 15 ¼ cents at the close. Open interest rose 12,246 contracts on Thursday. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 9 1/4 cents at $11.34. Soymeal futures were up $1.10 to $3.80, with Soy Oil futures 86 to 147 points higher.

Export Sales data will be out on Friday, due to the Monday holiday. Trades are looking for old crop bean sales to be between 150,000 and 400,000 MT in the week of 5/21, with new crop seen 0-300,000 MT. Soybean meal sales are estimated to total 250,000 to 800,000 MT, with bean oil sales seen at net reductions of 5,000 to net sales of 16,000 MT.

The forecast in for the next week shows a drier pattern east of the Mississippi River and north of the Ohio River. That covers the ECB and central Corn Belt, which has lagged the normal planting pace.

The Argentina soybean harvest is esti... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Oil
Contract Size
60,000 pounds
Tick Size
0.01 points ($6.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
7:00p.m. - 7:45a.m. and 8:30a.m. - 1:20p.m. (Settles 1:15p.m.) (Sun-Fri) CST
Exchange
CBOT
Point Value
$600
Margin/Maintenance
$2,310/2,100
First Notice Date
12/30/16
Expiration Date
01/13/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil Jan '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Jan Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of May 19, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
320,353 (+15,820)
493,109 (+18,969)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
209,661 (+210)
51,554 (+205)
Producers - Long / Short
198,057 (+13,609)
454,571 (+17,158)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
93,219 (+628)
9,461 (+228)
Managed Money - Long / Short
175,507 (-3,719)
21,231 (+1,542)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
34,154 (+3,929)
30,323 (-1,337)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
34.29 +3.15%
on 12/23/16
37.28 -5.12%
on 12/15/16
-1.41 (-3.83%)
since 12/13/16
3-Month
33.61 +5.24%
on 10/14/16
38.35 -7.77%
on 12/07/16
+1.71 (+5.08%)
since 10/13/16
52-Week
30.00 +17.90%
on 07/28/16
38.35 -7.77%
on 12/07/16
+4.90 (+16.08%)
since 01/13/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 35.37
1st Resistance Point 35.37
Last Price 35.37s
1st Support Level 35.37
2nd Support Level 35.37
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 38.35
Last Price 35.37s
Fibonacci 61.8% 35.16
Fibonacci 50% 34.17
Fibonacci 38.2% 33.19
52-Week Low 30.00

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