Crude Oil WTI Apr '25 (CLJ25)
Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary
May WTI crude oil (CLK26) on Monday closed up +5.76 (+6.87%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26) closed up +0.1120 (+3.73%). Â Crude oil and gasoline prices settled sharply higher on Monday after Iran on Saturday said the Strait of Hormuz was closed for shipping following a refusal by the US to lift a naval blockade of Iran's vessels. Â Also, the US Navy fired upon and boarded an Iranian-flagged cargo ship in the Gulf of Oman, the first seizure in the US blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which threatens to derail US-Iran peace talks. Â Crude prices extended their advance on Monday after President Trump said it's "highly unlikely" he will extend the ceasefire with Iran after Wednesday. Â
Escalating tensions in the Middle East are keeping the Strait of Hormuz closed and supporting energy prices. Â The UK reported Saturday that a tanker was approached by Iranian gunboats off the coast of Oman before being fired at, and an unknown projectile hit a container ship in a separate incident. Â In... Read more
Barchart · Mon Apr 20, 2:17PM CDT
May WTI crude oil (CLK26) on Monday closed up +5.76 (+6.87%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) closed up +0.1120 (+3.73%). Crude oil and gasoline prices...
Barchart · Mon Apr 20, 2:16PM CDT
May Nymex natural gas (NGK26 ) on Monday closed up +0.015 (+0.56%). Nat-gas prices rose to a 1.5-week high on Monday and settled higher as US weather forecasts...
Barchart · Mon Apr 20, 10:30AM CDT
May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) today is up +4.87 (+5.81%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) is up +0.1140 (+3.79%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply...
Gold Price Forecast · Mon Apr 20, 10:13AM CDT
This is yet another time when gold failed to hold above its 50% retracement, and it has consequences.
Barchart · Mon Apr 20, 8:00AM CDT
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Barchart · Mon Apr 20, 7:44AM CDT
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Barchart · 35 minutes ago
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Barchart · 1 hour ago
Lean hog futures saw gains of 10 to 82 cents in the front months on Monday, with deferreds steady to 27 cents lower. USDA’s national base hog price was...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Soybeans slipped lower in the front months into the Monday close, down ¾ to 1 ½ and ½ to 2 ¼ cents higher in the deferreds. The cmdtyView national...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Cotton futures saw gains of 20 to 36 points across most contracts on Monday.. The US dollar index was $0.053 lower at $97.845. Crude oil was back up $3.95...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Live cattle futures posted 32 cent to $1.27 losses across the board on Monday. Cash trade was picked up last week at $248 across the country. Feeder cattle...
Barchart · 1 hour ago
Corn futures posted Monday gains of 1 ¼ to 3 ¼ cents across the board. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price was up 3 1/2 cents at $4.15 1/4....
Barchart · 1 hour ago
The wheat complex was mixed across the three exchanges on Monday with HRW weakness. Chicago SRW futures were up 3 ¾ to 7 ¼ cents across the board. KC...
