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Crude Oil Brent F Apr '15 (QAJ15)

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Crude Oil Brent (F) Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Closes Lower on Dollar Strength and Energy Demand Concerns

June WTI crude oil (CLM24) on Tuesday closed down -0.54 (-0.68%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24) closed down -2.99 (-1.18%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices posted moderate losses on Tuesday for a second day.  A stronger dollar on Tuesday was bearish for energy prices.  Also, Fed comments Tuesday signal policymakers want to keep interest rates higher for longer, which could weigh on economic growth and energy demand.  Fed Governor Waller said he needs to see "several more" months of good inflation figures to begin interest rate cuts.

Higher than-expected Russian crude output is bearish for oil prices.  According to Bloomberg calculations based on official data, Russian crude production in April was 9.418 million bpd, more than +300,000 bpd above the 9.1 million bpd target Russia agreed to with OPEC+.  Also, Russian crude processing averaged 5.45 million bpd in the first half of May, up 4% above April's level as refineries recovered from Ukrainian drone strikes.  In additio... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Brent Crude Oil Financial Futures
Contract Size
1,000 barrels (42,000 gallons)
Tick Size
1 cent per barrel ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$5,960/5,419
First Notice Date
03/18/15
Expiration Date
03/16/15 (expired)

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Crude Oil Brent F Apr '15
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior F Contracts
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
52.58 +1.64%
on 03/16/15
63.03 -15.21%
on 02/17/15
-8.08 (-13.13%)
since 02/13/15
3-Month
47.98 +11.38%
on 01/13/15
64.53 -17.19%
on 12/17/14
-7.84 (-12.79%)
since 12/16/14
52-Week
47.98 +11.38%
on 01/13/15
110.53 -51.65%
on 06/24/14
-50.16 (-48.42%)
since 03/14/14

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Dollar Strength Weighs on Crude

June WTI crude oil (CLM24 ) on Monday closed down -0.26 (-0.32%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM24 ) closed down -3.43 (-1.33%). Crude oil and gasoline on Monday gave up an early advance and posted moderate...

CLN24 : 78.35 (-0.39%)
RBN24 : 2.4958 (-0.10%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 55.59
1st Resistance Point 54.51
Last Price 53.44s
1st Support Level 52.47
2nd Support Level 51.51
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 110.53
Fibonacci 61.8% 86.64
Fibonacci 50% 79.25
Fibonacci 38.2% 71.87
Last Price 53.44s
52-Week Low 47.98

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