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Crude Oil WTI Mini Aug '16 (QMQ16)

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Crude Oil WTI Mini Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Prices Finish Sharply Higher on US-Iran War Jitters

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26) on Friday closed up +1.81 (+2.78%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26) closed up +0.0318 (+1.41%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with crude posting a 7-month high and gasoline posting an 8-month high.  Concerns about a potential US strike on Iran are underpinning crude prices, with a massive deployment of US forces in the Middle East.  Friday's weaker dollar was also supportive for energy prices.

Crude prices jumped on Friday after President Trump sounded downbeat about diplomatic talks with Iran, saying, "They cannot have nuclear weapons, and we're not thrilled with the way they're negotiating." Axios reported Friday that US negotiators, Kushner and Witkoff, left Geneva disappointed by what they heard from Iranian officials in the US-Iranian nuclear talks.  Iran's state media reported that Iran won't allow enriched uranium to leave the country.  The enrichment of uranium remains a sticking point in the nuclear negotiat... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
E-Mini Crude Oil WTI
Contract Size
500 U.S. barrels (21,000 gallons)
Tick Size
2.5 cents per barrel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$2,378/2,158
First Notice Date
07/19/16
Expiration Date
07/19/16 (expired)

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Crude Oil WTI Mini Aug '16
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
44.425 +0.51%
on 07/11/16
50.525 -11.63%
on 06/22/16
-3.900 (-8.03%)
since 06/17/16
3-Month
42.775 +4.38%
on 04/20/16
52.225 -14.50%
on 06/09/16
+0.825 (+1.88%)
since 04/19/16
52-Week
32.700 +36.54%
on 01/20/16
55.770 -19.94%
on 07/21/15
-10.830 (-19.52%)
since 07/17/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 46.033
1st Resistance Point 45.342
Last Price 44.650s
1st Support Level 44.267
2nd Support Level 43.883
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 55.770
Fibonacci 61.8% 46.957
Last Price 44.650s
Fibonacci 50% 44.235
Fibonacci 38.2% 41.513
52-Week Low 32.700

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