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Soybean Meal Aug '20 (ZMQ20)

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Soybean Meal Futures Market News and Commentary

Soybeans Recover on Friday with Double Digit Front Month Gains

Soybeans posted 7 ¾ to 16 ¾ cent gains across the board on Friday to ease the week’s losses. Soymeal was up $3.50 to $5.80 heading into the weekend. Soy Oil saw 16 to 28 point gains on the day.

A private export sale ofo121,500 MT of soybeans was reported by the USDA to unknown destinations this morning. The sale was spilt with 13,500 MT for 23/24 delivery and 108,000 MT shipped during 24/25.

CFTC data from Friday afternoon showed specs in beans adding back 28,565 contracts to their large net short position as of 4/16. That took them to a net short of 167,875 contracts. Commercials were adding longs (26,949 contracts), to increase that position to 53,691 contracts. In soybean oil specs added 49,167 contracts to their net short, the largest bear move on record, to 53,295 contracts. 

The BAGE estimates 14% of the Argentine soybean crop is harvested, up from 11% the previous week, but well below the 36% average pace. The Argentine government release an initial crop est... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Soybean Meal
Contract Size
100 tons (2,000 pounds per ton)
Tick Size
10 cents per ton ($10.00 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
$100
Margin/Maintenance
$2,090/1,900
First Notice Date
07/31/20
Expiration Date
08/14/20 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
223,843 (+511)
226,195 (+5,809)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
102,248 (+11,268)
115,080 (+2,038)
Producers - Long / Short
121,101 (-785)
218,857 (+8,009)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
99,528 (+3,434)
4,124 (-62)
Managed Money - Long / Short
82,325 (+11,524)
92,062 (-1,513)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
19,923 (-256)
23,018 (+3,551)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
279.8 +3.54%
on 08/10/20
294.8 -1.73%
on 07/27/20
+4.5 (+1.58%)
since 07/14/20
3-Month
279.8 +3.54%
on 08/10/20
299.5 -3.27%
on 07/07/20
+0.5 (+0.17%)
since 05/14/20
52-Week
279.8 +3.54%
on 08/10/20
327.3 -11.49%
on 10/14/19
-24.8 (-7.89%)
since 08/14/19

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 290.1
1st Resistance Point 289.9
Last Price 289.7s
1st Support Level 289.3
2nd Support Level 288.9
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 327.3
Fibonacci 61.8% 309.2
Fibonacci 50% 303.5
Fibonacci 38.2% 297.9
Last Price 289.7s
52-Week Low 279.8

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