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Soybean Oil May '23 (ZLK23)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Holds Higher Ahead of 3-day Weekend

Soybeans found some support heading into the long weekend, as cotnracts were up 5 to 7 cents in the nearby contracts on Friday. March was down 13 ½ cents on the week. The national front month The national front month Cash Bean price from cmdtyView was 6 cents higher at $9.75 1/2. Soymeal futures were up $2.70/ton, with Soy Oil futures back down 4 points so far on the session. The markets will be closed on Monday for President’s Day, with a normal open for the Tuesday session.

The large managed money spec funds in soybean futures and options were slashing their net long position as of February 11 by 28,554 contracts. They cut that fresh net long by nearly half to just 28,475 contracts on that Tuesday.

NOPA data will be released on Tuesday (delayed due to the holiday), with traders expecting to see 204.54 MMT for January crush totals, up 10.1% from last year total if realized. Soy oil stocks are estimated at 1.289 billion lbs. 

Mar 25 Soybeans  closed at $10.36, up 6... 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
04/28/23
Expiration Date
05/12/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Feb 11, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
312,914 (+1,631)
378,067 (+6,105)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
124,887 (+3,541)
69,719 (+1,968)
Producers - Long / Short
158,422 (+7,841)
337,218 (+13,014)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
124,499 (+808)
10,856 (+109)
Managed Money - Long / Short
86,763 (+5,378)
36,841 (+865)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
38,124 (-1,837)
32,878 (+1,103)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
49.89 unch
on 05/12/23
56.06 -11.01%
on 04/19/23
-4.11 (-7.61%)
since 04/12/23
3-Month
49.89 unch
on 05/12/23
63.83 -21.84%
on 02/22/23
-10.77 (-17.75%)
since 02/10/23
52-Week
49.89 unch
on 05/12/23
76.73 -34.98%
on 06/08/22
-21.79 (-30.40%)
since 05/12/22

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 49.89
2nd Resistance Point 49.89
1st Resistance Point 49.89
Last Price 49.89s
1st Support Level 49.89
2nd Support Level 49.89
3rd Support Level 49.89

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52-Week High 76.73
Fibonacci 61.8% 66.48
Fibonacci 50% 63.31
Fibonacci 38.2% 60.14
Last Price 49.89s
52-Week Low 49.89

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