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Soybean Oil May '16 (ZLK16)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Posting Monday Morning Gains

Soybeans are trading5 to 7 cents higher in early Monday futures action.  Soybeans settled 3 ¼ lower to 3 cents higher on Friday, with delivery months out through January 2025 in negative territory and the rest of the 2025 contracts ending the session higher.  Nearby May was up 9 cents for the week, or 0.78%.  Preliminary open interest dropped 32,868 contracts, almost exclusively due to May options expiration. Soymeal dropped $3.90 in the nearby May contract, finishing right on top of the $340 option pin. Soy Oil eked out modest gains of 11 to 30 points for the day, with nearby May the weakest. 

Friday afternoon’s CFTC data release showed spec funds in soybean futures and options cutting 18,861 contracts from their net short position as of April 23 to 149,014 contracts. Commercials wee busy trimming their net long by 15,963 contracts to 37,728 contracts by last Tuesday.

Chinese soybean futures were up about 1.5% for the week.  They are shipping some beans from the US, but... 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
$1,980/1,800
First Notice Date
04/29/16
Expiration Date
05/13/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil May '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 23, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
291,905 (-8,998)
260,900 (-6,676)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
115,457 (-985)
146,798 (-4,190)
Producers - Long / Short
148,029 (-12,783)
245,563 (-8,993)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
131,516 (+551)
2,977 (-917)
Managed Money - Long / Short
69,514 (+3,756)
115,933 (-1,002)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
45,943 (-4,741)
30,865 (-3,188)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
31.94 +0.72%
on 05/03/16
35.14 -8.45%
on 04/21/16
-1.79 (-5.27%)
since 04/13/16
3-Month
30.09 +6.91%
on 03/02/16
35.14 -8.45%
on 04/21/16
+0.15 (+0.47%)
since 02/12/16
52-Week
26.41 +21.81%
on 08/24/15
35.30 -8.87%
on 06/05/15
-1.67 (-4.93%)
since 05/13/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 32.17
1st Resistance Point 32.17
Last Price 32.17s
1st Support Level 32.17
2nd Support Level 32.17
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 35.30
Last Price 32.17s
Fibonacci 61.8% 31.90
Fibonacci 50% 30.85
Fibonacci 38.2% 29.81
52-Week Low 26.41

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