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Crude Oil WTI Mar '18 (CLH18)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Recovers as US May Restart Operations to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz

June WTI crude oil (CLM26) on Thursday closed down -0.27 (-0.28%), and June RBOB gasoline (RBM26) closed down -0.0033 (-0.10%).  Crude oil and gasoline prices closed lower on Thursday on optimism that a US-Iran peace deal is imminent.  The markets await further updates after the US presented a proposal to Iran that would gradually reopen the Strait of Hormuz and lift the US blockade on Iranian ports.   Iran is expected to respond via Pakistan in the next few days.  However, crude prices recovered most of their losses Thursday afternoon on a report that said the US is looking to restart an operation guiding commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, which had been paused earlier this week amid pushback from Gulf allies.

Crude prices initially slumped on Thursday after Al Arabiya, a Saudi-affiliated outlet, reported that agreements had been reached to ease the US naval blockade of Iran in exchange for a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.

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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
$13,327/12,116
First Notice Date
02/22/18
Expiration Date
02/20/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

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

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Apr 28, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
890,950 (+17,634)
1,110,604 (+10,577)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
390,683 (+10,663)
198,772 (+11,054)
Producers - Long / Short
677,980 (+18,043)
357,860 (+12,228)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
106,949 (-4,917)
646,723 (-6,159)
Managed Money - Long / Short
193,329 (-7,502)
112,998 (+12,054)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
197,354 (+18,165)
85,774 (-1,000)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
58.07 +6.60%
on 02/09/18
66.66 -7.14%
on 01/25/18
-1.41 (-2.23%)
since 01/19/18
3-Month
55.93 +10.67%
on 12/07/17
66.66 -7.14%
on 01/25/18
+5.30 (+9.36%)
since 11/20/17
52-Week
43.87 +41.10%
on 06/21/17
66.66 -7.14%
on 01/25/18
+7.11 (+12.98%)
since 02/17/17

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 63.23
1st Resistance Point 62.57
Last Price 61.90s
1st Support Level 61.41
2nd Support Level 60.91
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 66.66
Last Price 61.90s
Fibonacci 61.8% 57.95
Fibonacci 50% 55.26
Fibonacci 38.2% 52.58
52-Week Low 43.87

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