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Soybean Oil Sep '26 (ZLU26)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Fall into the Weekend as Traders Fade Chinese Purchases

Soybeans posted losses of 11 to 15 cents on Friday, with January down 32 cents on the week. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was 14 1/4 cents lower at $10.34 1/2. Soymeal futures were down $3.50 to $4.20, with weekly loss of $11.30 for the January contracts. Soy Oil futures were steady to 17 points lower, with January down 36 points. 

USDA reported a private export sale of 462,000 MT of soybeans to China this morning. That takes to the total known sales to 2.845 MMT to China for the marketing year.

The CFTC Commitment of Trade data from the week of October 28 showed managed money ballooning (by 83,160 contracts) their net long position to 118,489 contracts around the President Trump/Xi meeting over a month ago. Commercials added 96,154 contracts to their net short position to 245,133 contacts as longs were exiting. That is the largest net short since May 2022. 

The backlog of USDA Export Sales reports will have data for the week ending on 11/6 on Mond... 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
08/31/26 (268 days)
Expiration Date
09/14/26 (282 days)

Seasonal Chart

Soybean Oil Sep '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Sep Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Oct 28, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
315,158 (+9,807)
349,113 (+4,970)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
135,326 (-4,432)
106,647 (+2,992)
Producers - Long / Short
171,343 (+8,980)
298,828 (+1,509)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
102,293 (-2,279)
8,763 (+355)
Managed Money - Long / Short
75,476 (-697)
75,594 (+867)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
59,850 (-3,735)
31,053 (+2,125)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
49.90 +4.61%
on 11/07/25
53.32 -2.10%
on 12/02/25
+1.69 (+3.35%)
since 11/05/25
3-Month
49.40 +5.67%
on 11/03/25
53.32 -2.10%
on 12/02/25
+0.99 (+1.93%)
since 09/05/25
52-Week
40.70 +28.26%
on 01/03/25
54.84 -4.81%
on 06/20/25
+9.38 (+21.91%)
since 12/05/24

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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 53.41
2nd Resistance Point 53.15
1st Resistance Point 52.68
Last Price 52.20s
1st Support Level 51.95
2nd Support Level 51.69
3rd Support Level 51.22

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52-Week High 54.84
Last Price 52.20s
Fibonacci 61.8% 49.44
Fibonacci 50% 47.77
Fibonacci 38.2% 46.10
52-Week Low 40.70

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