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Soybean Oil Aug '20 (ZLQ20)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Rallying on Bean Oil Strength, as EPA Looks to Finalize 2026 Quotas

Soybeans are trading with Thursday gains of 11 to 13 ¼ cent gains. There were 68 deliveries issued against January soybeans as they expired on Wednesday, with the total for the period at 3,397. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price is 13 1/4 cents higher at $9.84 1/2. Soymeal futures are down $2 at midday, as Soy Oil futures are rallying 197 to 200 points. There were 11 deliveries against January bean meal overnight, with 3 for soy oil.

USDA reported several private export sales this morning of 435,000 MT of soybeans during the reporting period to unknown destinations (360,000 MT for 2025/26 and 75,000 MT for 26/27). There were additional sales of 110,000 MT sold to unknown, and 204,000 MT to China.

Export Sales data from USDA, showed the third largest sales for the marketing year of 2.06 MMT in the week of January 8, exceeding estimates of between 0.8-1.8 MMT in soybean bookings. That was the largest in 4 weeks and more than 4 times larger than the same week la... 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
07/31/20
Expiration Date
08/14/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil Aug '20
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 6, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
338,365 (+1,227)
284,589 (+11,590)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
104,175 (+906)
155,338 (-8,371)
Producers - Long / Short
196,456 (+36)
249,346 (+6,068)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
117,650 (-4,199)
10,984 (+132)
Managed Money - Long / Short
56,496 (-941)
122,312 (-2,097)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
47,679 (+1,847)
33,026 (-6,274)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
28.46 +10.79%
on 07/15/20
32.00 -1.47%
on 08/12/20
+3.07 (+10.79%)
since 07/14/20
3-Month
26.37 +19.57%
on 05/15/20
32.00 -1.47%
on 08/12/20
+5.17 (+19.61%)
since 05/14/20
52-Week
25.21 +25.07%
on 03/18/20
36.24 -13.00%
on 01/02/20
+0.82 (+2.67%)
since 08/14/19

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 31.53
1st Resistance Point 31.53
Last Price 31.53s
1st Support Level 31.53
2nd Support Level 31.53
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 36.24
Fibonacci 61.8% 32.03
Last Price 31.53s
Fibonacci 50% 30.73
Fibonacci 38.2% 29.42
52-Week Low 25.21

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