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Soybean Oil Jan '17 (ZLF17)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Extend Buying into the End of the Week

Soybeans closed the Friday session with contracts steady to 10 ½ cents higher, with the front months leading the bull spreading. August managed a 43 ½ cent gain this week, with November 50 ½ cents higher. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 9 3/4 cents at $12.14 3/4. Soymeal futures were $1.40 to $3.70, with August $11.10 higher since last Friday.  Soy Oil futures were down 27 to 126 points at the close, with August slipping 48 points on the week. 

The NOAA 7-day QPF shows less than 0.5 inches across much of main soybean growing regions in the next week. Much of OH is the exception, with spotty totals up to an inch in WI and MN. The 8-14 day outlook shows a drier pattern in the first week of August for much of the Dakotas, IA, MN and WI. 

Commitment of Traders data from Friday afternoon showed spec traders adding a large 52,212 contracts to their net long position in soybean futures and options in the week ending on July 21. The net long was 124,900 con... 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
$2,035/1,850
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 Jul 21, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
309,756 (+7,005)
434,631 (+13,521)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
170,407 (+10,458)
56,265 (+3,559)
Producers - Long / Short
195,093 (+390)
404,824 (+14,545)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
92,823 (+7,043)
7,967 (-596)
Managed Money - Long / Short
143,159 (+9,838)
22,913 (-2,463)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
27,248 (+620)
33,352 (+6,022)
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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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