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Soybean Oil May '26 (ZLK26)

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Soybean Oil Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Firm Higher Late on Friday

Soybeans pushed higher late on Friday, with contracts up 1 to 4 ¼ cents at the close. September was up 47 ¼ cents on the week, with November 47 cents higher. September options expired today. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bean price was up 3 1/4 cent at $12.02. Soymeal futures posted gains of $2 to $3.60 on the day, with September up $7.50 on the week. Soy Oil posted losses of 56 to 184 points, with September slipping 9 points since last Friday.

USDA reported a total of 712,000 MT of 2026/27 soybeans to China this morning, with 720,000 MT sold to unknown destinations

Following this week’s Crop Tour, Pro Farmer estimates the US national yield at 53.3 pba, with production at 4.572 bbu.

Commitment of Traders data from CFTC showed managed money adding back 50,300 contracts to their net long position in the week ending on August 18. That took their net long to 151,662 contracts.

Export Sales data from Thursday has 2025/26 soybean sales at 39.992 MMT, which is... 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
04/30/26
Expiration Date
05/14/26 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Aug 18, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
305,115 (-2,609)
421,327 (+17,427)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
150,157 (+12,326)
45,915 (-7,988)
Producers - Long / Short
188,167 (-6,736)
388,972 (+13,479)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
96,063 (+1,680)
11,470 (+1,501)
Managed Money - Long / Short
116,669 (+6,651)
25,436 (-5,298)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
33,488 (+5,675)
20,479 (-2,690)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
66.13 +13.14%
on 04/15/26
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+8.38 (+12.61%)
since 04/14/26
3-Month
57.14 +30.94%
on 02/17/26
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+17.35 (+30.19%)
since 02/13/26
52-Week
46.95 +59.36%
on 06/03/25
78.50 -4.69%
on 05/05/26
+22.92 (+44.16%)
since 05/14/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 74.82
2nd Resistance Point 74.82
1st Resistance Point 74.82
Last Price 74.82s
1st Support Level 74.82
2nd Support Level 74.82
3rd Support Level 74.82

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52-Week High 78.50
Last Price 74.82s
Fibonacci 61.8% 66.45
Fibonacci 50% 62.72
Fibonacci 38.2% 59.00
52-Week Low 46.95

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