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Crude Oil WTI Nov '18 (CLX18)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Rallies as the Dollar Falls and Black Sea Oil Production Disrupted

February WTI crude oil (CLG26) on Tuesday closed up +0.90 (+1.51%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) closed up +0.0386 (+2.16%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses on Tuesday and rallied sharply after the dollar index (DXY00) tumbled to a 2-week low.  Also, reduced global crude supplies are supporting oil prices after Kazakhstan's largest oil producer shut production after fires at the Tengiz and Korolev oil fields.

Crude oil rallied on Tuesday after Reuters reported that Kazakhstan's Tengiz and Korolev oil fields would be shuttered for another 10 days due to power generator fires.  Kazakhstan has curbed some 900,000 bpd of crude production that feeds the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal on Russia's Black Sea Coast due to drone strikes.

Unrest in Iran, OPEC's fourth-largest producer, is also underpinning crude prices as Iranian security forces have killed thousands of protesters, and President Trump threatened attacks on Iran if the kil... 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
$4,711/4,283
First Notice Date
10/24/18
Expiration Date
10/22/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Jan 13, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
855,313 (+25,556)
920,763 (+20,240)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
286,136 (+27,180)
228,008 (+26,404)
Producers - Long / Short
605,897 (+3,346)
376,056 (-3,375)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
121,846 (+14,050)
417,137 (+15,455)
Managed Money - Long / Short
174,209 (+25,438)
126,639 (+2,396)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
111,927 (+1,742)
101,369 (+24,008)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
68.27 +1.32%
on 10/22/18
76.90 -10.05%
on 10/03/18
-1.61 (-2.27%)
since 09/21/18
3-Month
63.69 +8.60%
on 08/16/18
76.90 -10.05%
on 10/03/18
+2.99 (+4.52%)
since 07/20/18
52-Week
51.27 +34.91%
on 10/24/17
76.90 -10.05%
on 10/03/18
+17.53 (+33.95%)
since 10/20/17

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Crude Rallies as the Dollar Falls and Black Sea Oil Production Disrupted

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Tuesday closed up +0.90 (+1.51%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed up +0.0386 (+2.16%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses on Tuesday...

CLH26 : 59.77 (-0.98%)
RBH26 : 1.8400 (-0.59%)
DXY00 : 98.603 (-0.04%)
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Dollar Strength and Smaller Global Supplies Lift Crude Oil Prices

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is up +0.94 (+1.58%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is up +0.0354 (+1.98%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses today and rallied sharply...

CLH26 : 59.77 (-0.98%)
RBH26 : 1.8400 (-0.59%)
DXY00 : 98.603 (-0.04%)
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YMH26 : 48,767 (+0.21%)
SIH26 : 94.390 (-0.26%)
GCY00 : 4,874.23 (+2.32%)
SIY00 : 94.5472 (-0.03%)
NQH26 : 25,220.00 (+0.36%)
ESH26 : 6,853.00 (+0.34%)
NGG26 : 4.115 (+5.32%)
HOG26 : 2.3366 (-0.08%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 70.41
1st Resistance Point 69.79
Last Price 69.17s
1st Support Level 68.41
2nd Support Level 67.65
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 76.90
Last Price 69.17s
Fibonacci 61.8% 67.11
Fibonacci 50% 64.08
Fibonacci 38.2% 61.06
52-Week Low 51.27

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