MRCI hopes this profile of the CBOT Soybeans futures contract, with
its statistics and feature studies, will help you derive wise trading decisions from its presentation of
long-term perspective, computer analysis, and historical background. This additional history is designed
to complement the body of knowledge contained in any seasonal patterns and strategies published. The weekly
and monthly charts on this page depict prices for nearby contracts, which most closely reflect the
underlying cash market.
The table below offers a statistical analysis of historical daily trading in the CBOT Soybeans futures.
The average range for each day of the week in each year and overall has been computed for purposes of comparison and
further insight into the dynamics of this market.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Range Detail for Soybeans(CBOT) from 1/1976 - 3/2023
Calendar Year
Monday Avg Rng
Tuesday Avg Rng
Wednesday Avg Rng
Thursday Avg Rng
Friday Avg Rng
Yearly Avg Rng
1976
14.65($733)
13.72($686)
13.94($697)
14.67($733)
13.32($666)
14.06($703)
1977
21.53($1077)
19.51($975)
19.85($993)
19.94($997)
18.95($947)
19.92($996)
1978
15.64($782)
14.78($739)
14.43($721)
14.01($700)
13.06($653)
14.36($718)
1979
15.16($758)
14.01($701)
13.06($653)
13.51($675)
12.25($613)
13.58($679)
1980
17.76($888)
15.27($763)
14.35($717)
15.40($770)
15.07($754)
15.54($777)
1981
16.39($820)
12.92($646)
11.43($572)
12.73($636)
12.68($634)
13.20($660)
1982
9.33($466)
7.79($389)
7.77($388)
8.41($420)
8.47($424)
8.34($417)
1983
16.68($834)
15.09($754)
16.04($802)
16.05($803)
15.71($785)
15.90($795)
1984
15.05($753)
15.90($795)
14.24($712)
14.84($742)
15.69($784)
15.14($757)
1985
8.40($420)
7.83($392)
6.96($348)
7.46($373)
7.87($393)
7.70($385)
1986
5.86($293)
5.70($285)
5.87($293)
6.48($324)
5.18($259)
5.82($291)
1987
10.37($519)
7.23($361)
7.77($389)
7.57($379)
7.09($355)
7.99($400)
1988
18.73($936)
17.90($895)
17.86($893)
18.80($940)
18.39($919)
18.33($916)
1989
14.32($716)
10.15($508)
11.71($585)
10.91($546)
11.26($563)
11.63($581)
1990
10.56($528)
8.03($402)
8.66($433)
8.32($416)
9.69($484)
9.04($452)
1991
11.09($554)
9.21($461)
9.20($460)
8.82($441)
9.27($463)
9.51($475)
1992
8.35($417)
6.59($329)
7.35($368)
6.52($326)
6.97($349)
7.14($357)
1993
9.34($467)
8.24($412)
8.58($429)
9.39($469)
8.20($410)
8.75($437)
1994
10.68($534)
9.05($453)
9.21($460)
8.37($418)
7.73($387)
8.98($449)
1995
11.17($559)
7.74($387)
7.10($355)
7.68($384)
7.86($393)
8.26($413)
1996
14.77($738)
12.30($615)
11.79($589)
12.67($634)
11.31($565)
12.55($627)
1997
17.16($858)
14.19($710)
14.15($707)
14.82($741)
14.96($748)
15.03($752)
1998
9.53($477)
9.76($488)
9.07($453)
8.49($425)
9.73($486)
9.31($466)
1999
9.52($476)
9.66($483)
9.03($451)
8.74($437)
8.35($417)
9.06($453)
2000
10.25($513)
8.19($409)
8.54($427)
9.12($456)
9.31($466)
9.06($453)
2001
8.19($409)
7.70($385)
8.01($401)
8.51($426)
8.51($425)
8.19($409)
2002
11.09($555)
9.28($464)
9.56($478)
9.29($464)
9.12($456)
9.65($483)
2003
12.55($628)
13.33($667)
11.71($586)
11.98($599)
12.60($630)
12.43($622)
2004
23.99($1199)
19.49($975)
23.26($1163)
23.08($1154)
19.51($975)
21.85($1092)
2005
16.43($822)
16.05($802)
13.62($681)
14.63($732)
15.17($759)
15.15($758)
2006
12.78($639)
10.22($511)
10.63($531)
10.98($549)
11.32($566)
11.15($558)
2007
18.23($912)
18.05($903)
17.89($895)
16.98($849)
19.56($978)
18.14($907)
2008
51.17($2559)
47.34($2367)
45.12($2256)
44.73($2237)
43.77($2189)
46.38($2319)
2009
35.67($1783)
31.55($1577)
26.61($1331)
31.55($1577)
28.98($1449)
30.81($1541)
2010
21.17($1059)
20.69($1034)
20.17($1008)
20.90($1045)
21.71($1086)
20.92($1046)
2011
25.42($1271)
28.44($1422)
26.31($1316)
30.49($1524)
27.48($1374)
27.67($1383)
2012
32.78($1639)
29.06($1453)
30.22($1511)
30.62($1531)
29.58($1479)
30.42($1521)
2013
27.96($1398)
23.88($1194)
23.00($1150)
25.23($1262)
25.09($1254)
24.99($1250)
2014
27.05($1352)
25.31($1265)
22.34($1117)
25.23($1262)
22.99($1150)
24.55($1228)
2015
16.89($845)
17.98($899)
15.44($772)
16.43($821)
15.44($772)
16.44($822)
2016
19.46($973)
20.68($1034)
18.69($934)
20.55($1027)
20.02($1001)
19.89($994)
2017
13.24($662)
14.82($741)
12.31($616)
15.66($783)
12.88($644)
13.79($689)
2018
17.02($851)
15.26($763)
14.91($746)
16.43($822)
16.25($813)
15.96($798)
2019
13.12($656)
13.05($652)
11.97($599)
12.82($641)
12.11($605)
12.61($630)
2020
15.72($786)
15.25($763)
15.03($752)
15.41($771)
13.86($693)
15.06($753)
2021
29.09($1454)
32.50($1625)
30.39($1520)
32.56($1628)
29.85($1493)
30.91($1546)
2022
38.94($1947)
36.90($1845)
33.56($1678)
37.49($1874)
34.41($1721)
36.19($1809)
2023
20.96($1048)
24.64($1232)
24.19($1210)
21.03($1052)
19.44($972)
22.23($1111)
What other characteristics do CBOT Soybeans futures exhibit for various days of the
week? We ran various studies for the last 180 calendar days of trading prior to trading prior to
expiration for each contract.
MRCI's Nearby Futures Summary for Soybeans(CBOT) from 1/1976 - 3/2023
The table below represents yearly low, high, last yield in the cash market for the
CBOT Soybeans futures contracts. Quotes are from daily cash market price activity.
The focus on a single market each month can provide you more in-depth knowledge of how it trades. What if you knew such things as ... (1) average daily ranges by day of week (2)Â how often it tends to close higher/lower by day of week (3)Â how often it tends to gap up/down (4)Â historical summary of daily % of price change