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Crude Oil WTI Oct '16 (CLV16)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Tumble on Signs of Robust Global Oil Supplies

February WTI crude oil (CLG26) on Wednesday closed down -1.14 (-2.00%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26) closed down -0.061 (-0.36%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices sold off on Wednesday, with crude falling to a 2-week low.  Crude prices tumbled on Wednesday after the US lifted some sanctions on Venezuelan crude exports and President Trump said  Venezuela's interim authorities agreed to give up as many as 50 million bbl of "high-quality sanctioned oil" to the US.  

Crude prices recovered from their worst level on Wednesday after weekly EIA crude inventories fell more than expected.  Also, heightened geopolitical tensions are supportive for crude after the US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker for sanction violations.  In addition, Wednesday's rally in the S&P 500 to a new record high shows confidence in the economic outlook that is supportive of energy demand.

Crude prices came under pressure on Wednesday when the US Energy Department said that it would begin sel... 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
$4,629/4,209
First Notice Date
09/22/16
Expiration Date
09/20/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Oct '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 30, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
808,460 (+10,102)
878,713 (+12,171)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
261,395 (-372)
196,804 (-65)
Producers - Long / Short
596,330 (+884)
360,725 (+10,427)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
106,546 (+2,532)
412,404 (-4,942)
Managed Money - Long / Short
146,234 (-572)
130,491 (-4,955)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
115,161 (+200)
66,313 (+4,890)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
42.55 +2.09%
on 09/20/16
49.08 -11.49%
on 08/22/16
-5.67 (-11.55%)
since 08/19/16
3-Month
39.96 +8.71%
on 08/03/16
51.53 -15.70%
on 06/24/16
-7.51 (-14.74%)
since 06/20/16
52-Week
33.28 +30.53%
on 01/20/16
54.34 -20.06%
on 10/09/15
-6.26 (-12.60%)
since 09/18/15

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 44.85
1st Resistance Point 44.14
Last Price 43.44s
1st Support Level 42.64
2nd Support Level 41.85
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 54.34
Fibonacci 61.8% 46.30
Fibonacci 50% 43.81
Last Price 43.44s
Fibonacci 38.2% 41.32
52-Week Low 33.28

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