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Crude Oil WTI May '28 (CLK28)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Surges as Strait of Hormuz Remains Closed

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26) on Thursday closed up +8.48 (+9.72%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26) closed up +0.1763 (+6.32%).  Energy prices settled sharply higher on Thursday due to comments from Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, who said that Iran's leverage of closing the Strait of Hormuz should be used and attacks on Gulf Arab neighbors will continue.  He added that Iran will open unspecified "other fronts" in the war if the US and Israel persist with their attacks.

Gains in crude oil accelerated on Thursday after UK Defense Secretary Healey said it is increasingly evident that Iran is laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.  Also, comments from President Trump gave crude prices a boost when he said that preventing Iran from having nuclear weapons is "of far greater interest and importance" to him than the cost of oil, a sign that the war in the Middle East isn't close to a de-escalation.

Crude oil prices spiked higher to a 3.75-year high of $119.48 on... 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
$7,223/6,567
First Notice Date
04/24/28 (774 days)
Expiration Date
04/20/28 (770 days)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI May '28
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 3, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
842,957 (+15,089)
1,065,284 (+20,633)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
355,158 (+2,593)
183,008 (+3,155)
Producers - Long / Short
587,033 (+17,517)
408,364 (-30,389)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
147,484 (+5,281)
548,480 (+58,731)
Managed Money - Long / Short
187,335 (-6,098)
118,950 (-6,783)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
167,823 (+8,691)
64,058 (+9,938)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
60.48 +10.07%
on 02/17/26
66.57 unch
on 03/12/26
+5.89 (+9.71%)
since 02/12/26
3-Month
57.65 +15.47%
on 01/07/26
66.57 unch
on 03/12/26
+7.56 (+12.81%)
since 12/12/25
52-Week
57.65 +15.47%
on 01/07/26
66.57 unch
on 03/12/26
+4.37 (+7.03%)
since 03/12/25

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Maximum Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 65.70
2nd Resistance Point 65.70
1st Resistance Point 65.70
Last Price 66.57
1st Support Level 65.70
2nd Support Level 65.70
3rd Support Level 65.70

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52-Week High 66.57
Last Price 66.57
Fibonacci 61.8% 63.16
Fibonacci 50% 62.11
Fibonacci 38.2% 61.06
52-Week Low 57.65

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