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Crude Oil Brent Aug '18 (CBQ18)

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Crude Oil Brent Futures Market News and Commentary

Oil Prices Soar as Iran Halts US-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations

July WTI crude oil (CLN26) on Monday closed up +4.80 (+5.49%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26) closed up +0.0503 (+1.66%).

Crude oil prices on Monday rallied sharply after Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Iran's government said in a statement that it halted the exchange of messages with the US regarding a draft ceasefire agreement due to Israel's stepped-up attacks on Lebanon. Iran has consistently said there would be no US-Iran ceasefire without a truce in Lebanon. 

However, some renewed hopes for a ceasefire emerged later in the day after President Trump said he had spoken with Hezbollah officials and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, and that both sides told him they would agree to stop attacking each other.  Mr. Trump then claimed in a post that "talks are continuing, at a rapid pace" with Iran.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a monthly report released in May that global oil inventories declined at about 4 million bpd in March and April, and... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
Brent Crude Oil
Contract Size
42,000 U.S. Gallons
Tick Size
1 cent per barrel ($10.00 per contract)
Trading Hours
8:00p.m. - 6:00p.m. (EST)
Exchange
ICE/EU
Point Value
$1,000
Margin/Maintenance
$17,668/16,061
First Notice Date
07/16/18
Expiration Date
06/29/18 (expired)

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Crude Oil Brent Aug '18
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
72.45 +9.65%
on 06/18/18
79.70 -0.33%
on 06/29/18
+3.95 (+5.23%)
since 05/29/18
3-Month
65.87 +20.60%
on 04/04/18
80.50 -1.32%
on 05/22/18
+11.08 (+16.21%)
since 03/29/18
52-Week
49.36 +60.94%
on 07/07/17
80.50 -1.32%
on 05/22/18
+29.32 (+58.50%)
since 06/29/17

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Oil Prices Soar as Iran Halts US-Iran Ceasefire Negotiations

July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Monday closed up +4.80 (+5.49%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed up +0.0503 (+1.66%). Crude oil prices on Monday rallied sharply after Iran's Tasnim news agency reported...

CLN26 : 92.56 (+5.95%)
RBN26 : 3.0926 (+1.92%)
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ZCPAUS.CM : 4.0750 (unch)
ZCYAUS-BIW.CM : 183.74 (unch)
ZCN26 : 444-0s (-0.62%)
XBQ26 : 225.75 (-0.55%)
XEU26 : 67.78 (-0.51%)
XVN26 : 2,332 (+0.34%)
ZCDAUS-BIW.CM : 15,671,136 (unch)
ZCBAUS.CM : -0.3649 (+7.08%)
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July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) are up +6.21 (+7.11%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) is up +0.1004 (+3.31%). Crude oil prices are sharply higher today after Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported that Iran’s...

CLN26 : 92.56 (+5.95%)
RBN26 : 3.0926 (+1.92%)
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P0Y00 : 13,636.00s (-0.48%)
PAU26 : 1,392.00 (+0.73%)
SIN26 : 75.520 (-0.47%)
LBN26 : 589.00 (+0.26%)
SBN26 : 14.45s (+2.77%)
NGN26 : 3.183 (-3.25%)
CTN26 : 76.64s (+0.64%)
ZSX26 : 1188-6s (-0.11%)
CLN26 : 92.56 (+5.95%)
Q3Y00 : 3,518.35s (-0.28%)
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DBA : 27.26 (+0.04%)
SOYB : 25.13 (-0.08%)
ZWN26 : 608-6s (-0.29%)
WEAT : 23.33 (-0.24%)
CANE : 9.77 (+2.20%)
UNG : 11.53 (-3.35%)
BOIL : 28.00 (-6.76%)
NGN26 : 3.183 (-3.25%)
CORN : 17.90 (-0.17%)
ZCN26 : 444-0s (-0.62%)
TAGS : 24.74 (+0.34%)
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US-Iran Peace Hopes Weigh on Crude Oil Prices

July WTI crude oil (CLN26 ) on Friday closed down -1.54 (-1.73%), and July RBOB gasoline (RBN26 ) closed down -0.0665 (-2.14%). Crude oil and gasoline prices retreated on Friday, with crude oil falling...

CLN26 : 92.56 (+5.95%)
RBN26 : 3.0926 (+1.92%)
Forecasts for Above-Average US Temps Boost Nat-Gas Prices

July Nymex natural gas (NGN26 ) on Friday closed up +0.005 (+0.15%). Nat-gas prices climbed to a 2.5-month nearest-futures high on Friday and settled slightly higher on the outlook for above-normal US...

NGN26 : 3.183 (-3.25%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 81.11
1st Resistance Point 80.28
Last Price 79.44s
1st Support Level 78.03
2nd Support Level 76.61
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 80.50
Last Price 79.44s
Fibonacci 61.8% 68.60
Fibonacci 50% 64.93
Fibonacci 38.2% 61.26
52-Week Low 49.36

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