ZS Futures (Soybeans)
Soybean Futures Setups, Weather Reads and Trade Calls
The ZS is the Soybeans futures contract, traded on the CBOT at 5,000 bushels per contract with a 1/4-cent tick worth $12.50. Soybeans are the second-largest US row crop and the most China-export-sensitive grain – trade tensions, South American harvests and USDA reports drive most of the volatility. This archive collects every Weekly Futures Market Recap where I’ve called the ZS – the key levels for the week ahead, the chart patterns setting up, and the trade setups I’m watching with the Better Trading Indicators. New analysis every Sunday.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 19 July 2026: I Got Crude Badly Wrong
I got Crude badly wrong: Big Pro Bars bought the ceasefire-collapse breakout instead of setting up a short. The weakest CPI print in 6 years lifted real estate and 10-Year Notes, the Emini got rejected at 7600 with support at 7310, and only Bitcoin and Ethereum are trending. The full 15-market recap and what the Pros are doing next.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 12 July 2026: Pros Short the Crude War Rally as ES Breaks 7600
The Pros just faded the war trade: Crude rallied to 76 on Middle East fears and Big Pro Bars sold it down toward 67. The Emini broke 7600 with a gathering pattern of professional buying, Gold Pros defended 4000, and the ags are rolling over. Full 15-market breakdown and the levels that matter this week.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 5 July 2026: Big Pro Bars in 8 Markets
Big Pro Bars showed up across 8 futures markets this week. The Emini held 7310 support and is testing 7600, Gold rallied to 4200, Silver held 58, Bitcoin broke out to $63K, and Crude saw its first Professional buying at 67.50 since the slide from 102. Here is the setup for the week of 6 July 2026.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 21 June 2026: Emini 7700 Next? Pros Bought the Dip, Not the Rip
Pros loaded Bitcoin with a Big Pro Bar at $64K this weekend while selling Gold hard at 4400 - a holiday-shortened Juneteenth week where the order flow picked a side. The Emini is coiling under the highs and needs above 7594 to run at 7700, Crude and Natural Gas extend their downtrends, and a strong US Dollar pressures forex. Cryptos are the priority into next week.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 31 May 2026: Gold Triggers Long While Emini Pros Exit at 7600
Gold triggered a signal long at 4400 with Big Pro Bars and bullish divergence - the cleanest Pro setup of the week. Emini Pros exited at 7600 on Amateur-driven Rambo patterns. 10-Year Bonds broke into uptrend, Crude gapped down hard, Silver and Bitcoin both weaker. Watch 7575 on the Emini 15-minute this week.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 24 May 2026: Crude and Nat Gas Disagree on Iran Ceasefire
Iran ceasefire reports have Crude and Nat Gas pricing opposite outcomes - Crude can't confirm the war is over while Nat Gas already topped at 3.30. Pros loaded Corn, Soybeans, Copper and 10-Year Bonds, while the Emini held its uptrend with zero Big Pro Bars selling the highs. Memorial Day shuts Monday - Tuesday's open is the energy tell.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 17 May 2026: Only 2 of 15 Markets Up
Only 2 of 15 futures markets rallied this week. Crude pushed to $101 and Natural Gas broke out at $2.80, with Big Pro Bars loaded into both before the move. CPI came in hot, smashed bonds, but Pros are now loading 10-Year Notes at the lows. Emini set up for a potential blow-off above 7600 with no Pros at the highs yet.
Weekly Futures Market Recap – 10 May 2026: 7427 High and the Ags Came Alive
The Emini blew through 7200 stops to a 7427 high - Pros still have not shown up at the top. The 13,500 tick chart finally has all the components for a top. Corn, Soybeans and Wheat all signaled long. Crude broke trailing stop suggesting good news out of Iran. Filed from a Tokyo capsule hotel.
