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Soybean Oil May '25 (ZLK25)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Continue Selling the Fact on Friday with Chinese Buying

Soybeans fell lower into the weekend, with contracts 15 to 17 cents lower on Friday. Weekly losses were 28 cents in the January contract. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 17 cents lower at $10.06 1/2. Soymeal futures were 40 cents to $1.80 higher in the front months and lower in the deferreds, with January closing the week down $4.90. Soy Oil futures were 55 to 83 points lower, as Jan was down 162 points this week. 

A private export sale of 132,000 MT was reported to China by USDA this morning. Known China purchases (via daily flash sales and weekly data) have accumulated 3.5 MMT. Another sale was reported for soybean meal totaling 104,328 MT to Mexico, with 93,895 MT for the current marketing year and 10,433 MT for the next MY.

Commitment of Traders data was updated this afternoon for the week ending on November 18, with spec funds adding 35,182 contracts to their net long position. That position was 229,625 contracts net long by that date, the largest... 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
04/30/25
Expiration Date
05/14/25 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil May '25
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 18, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
371,605 (+15,232)
392,789 (+31,192)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
123,971 (-6,992)
110,647 (-18,041)
Producers - Long / Short
228,164 (+17,055)
347,222 (+34,048)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
108,435 (+3,203)
10,561 (+2,170)
Managed Money - Long / Short
69,267 (-14)
80,675 (-14,486)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
54,704 (-6,978)
29,972 (-3,555)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
46.00 +12.22%
on 04/15/25
51.62 unch
on 05/14/25
+5.30 (+11.44%)
since 04/14/25
3-Month
41.08 +25.66%
on 03/13/25
51.62 unch
on 05/14/25
+5.10 (+10.96%)
since 02/14/25
52-Week
38.38 +34.50%
on 08/16/24
51.62 unch
on 05/14/25
+6.51 (+14.43%)
since 05/14/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 51.62
2nd Resistance Point 51.62
1st Resistance Point 51.62
Last Price 51.62s
1st Support Level 51.62
2nd Support Level 51.62
3rd Support Level 51.62

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52-Week High 51.62
Last Price 51.62s
Fibonacci 61.8% 46.56
Fibonacci 50% 45.00
Fibonacci 38.2% 43.44
52-Week Low 38.38

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