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Crude Oil WTI Feb '18 (CLG18)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Settle Lower on Dollar Strength and Easing Iran-Israel Tensions

June WTI crude oil (CLM24) on Wednesday closed down -0.55 (-0.66%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK24) closed up +0.76 (+0.28%).

Crude and gasoline prices Wednesday settled mixed.  Strength in the dollar Wednesday undercut energy prices.  Also, oil prices fell on reduced Israel-Iran tensions as it appears Iran will not respond following Israel’s retaliatory strike last Friday.  Losses in crude were limited after weekly EIA crude inventories unexpectedly declined.

Reduced crude demand in India, the world's third-largest crude consumer, is negative for oil prices after India's March oil demand fell -0.6% y/y to 21.09 MMT.

Crude has support from the recent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries that damaged several Russian oil processing facilities, limiting Russia's fuel exporting capacity.  Russia's fuel exports in the week to April 21 fell by -500,000 bpd from the prior week to 3.45 million bpd.  JPMorgan Chase said it sees 900,000 bpd of Russian refinery capacit... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Crude Oil West Texas Intermediate
Contract Size
1,000 U.S. barrels (42,000 gallons)
Tick Size
1 cent per barrel ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (RTH 8:00a.m. - 1:30p.m.) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$6,861/6,238
First Notice Date
01/24/18
Expiration Date
01/22/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Feb '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Feb Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 16, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
601,207 (+6,265)
930,291 (-2,398)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
411,987 (+8,190)
121,525 (+14,865)
Producers - Long / Short
456,185 (-2,528)
385,484 (-11,158)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
46,622 (+1,397)
446,407 (+1,364)
Managed Money - Long / Short
267,691 (-3,628)
81,905 (+32,718)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
144,296 (+11,818)
39,620 (-17,853)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
58.32 +8.86%
on 12/26/17
64.89 -2.16%
on 01/16/18
+5.02 (+8.59%)
since 12/22/17
3-Month
51.85 +22.45%
on 10/24/17
64.89 -2.16%
on 01/16/18
+11.32 (+21.70%)
since 10/20/17
52-Week
43.76 +45.09%
on 06/21/17
64.89 -2.16%
on 01/16/18
+7.38 (+13.15%)
since 01/20/17

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CLM24 : 82.80 (-0.01%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 64.57
1st Resistance Point 64.03
Last Price 63.49s
1st Support Level 63.06
2nd Support Level 62.63
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 64.89
Last Price 63.49s
Fibonacci 61.8% 56.82
Fibonacci 50% 54.32
Fibonacci 38.2% 51.83
52-Week Low 43.76

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