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Crude Oil WTI Oct '23 (CLV23)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Soar as Iran War Keeps Strait of Hormuz Closed

May WTI crude oil (CLK26) on Thursday closed up +11.42 (+11.41%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26) closed up +0.1966 (+6.36%).  Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Thursday, with crude posting a 3.5-week high.  Crude prices are soaring after President Trump pledged more aggressive action against Iran over the next two to three weeks and offered no concrete plans to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  Crude prices briefly fell from their best levels after a report said Iran is drafting a protocol with Oman to monitor traffic through the Strait of Hormuz.

Crude price surged on Thursday after President Trump on Wednesday evening vowed to escalate the war in Iran over the coming weeks and offered no plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.  Without a resumption of flows through Hormuz, there's little sign that the pressure on oil markets will abate.

Crude prices fell briefly from their best level on Thursday before continuing higher after a report from Iran's state-run IRNA... 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
$13,369/12,154
First Notice Date
09/22/23
Expiration Date
09/20/23 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Oct '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Oct Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 31, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
870,799 (+29,599)
1,115,890 (+7,680)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
378,087 (+1,937)
164,599 (+22,069)
Producers - Long / Short
642,912 (+17,836)
355,184 (-2,604)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
115,012 (+2,637)
647,831 (+1,158)
Managed Money - Long / Short
177,780 (-3,359)
104,433 (+17,630)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
200,307 (+5,296)
60,166 (+4,439)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
77.59 +16.36%
on 08/24/23
93.74 -3.69%
on 09/19/23
+9.62 (+11.93%)
since 08/18/23
3-Month
67.42 +33.91%
on 06/28/23
93.74 -3.69%
on 09/19/23
+19.28 (+27.15%)
since 06/20/23
52-Week
64.42 +40.14%
on 03/20/23
93.74 -3.69%
on 09/19/23
+15.02 (+19.96%)
since 09/20/22

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May WTI crude oil (CLK26 ) today is up +10.20 (+10.19%), and May RBOB gasoline (RBK26 ) is up +0.1174 (+3.80%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today, with crude posting a 3.5-week high....

CLK26 : 112.25 (+0.64%)
RBK26 : 3.2894 (+0.04%)

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 93.66
2nd Resistance Point 92.82
1st Resistance Point 91.55
Last Price 90.28s
1st Support Level 89.44
2nd Support Level 88.60
3rd Support Level 87.33

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52-Week High 93.74
Last Price 90.28s
Fibonacci 61.8% 82.54
Fibonacci 50% 79.08
Fibonacci 38.2% 75.62
52-Week Low 64.42

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