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Crude Oil WTI Dec '26 (CLZ26)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Prices Sink as President Trump Backs Off Iran Threats

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26) today is down -11.30 (-11.50%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26) is down -0.3374 (-10.49%).  Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an overnight advance and sold off sharply today, with crude falling to a 1.5-week low and gasoline dropping to a 1-week low.   Crude prices plunged today after President Trump postponed strikes on Iran's power plants and said discussions were underway about ending the war in Iran.

Crude prices initially rallied in overnight trade, with crude posting a 2-week high and gasoline soaring to a 3.5-year high after President Trump on Saturday gave Iran until Monday evening to reopen the Strait of Hormuz or the US would attack Iran's power plants.  Iran said it would mine the "entire Persian Gulf" and block all access routes through the Strait if its power plants were attacked.

Energy prices remain underpinned after Qatar said last Thursday that there was "extensive damage" at the world's largest natural gas export plant at... 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
$11,853/10,776
First Notice Date
11/24/26 (246 days)
Expiration Date
11/20/26 (242 days)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Dec '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Dec Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 17, 2026

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Commercials - Long / Short
857,135 (+29,902)
1,119,764 (+16,084)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
385,768 (-8,883)
167,080 (+444)
Producers - Long / Short
636,578 (+36,714)
387,182 (-124)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
128,442 (-5,617)
640,467 (+17,403)
Managed Money - Long / Short
189,353 (-645)
92,982 (-4,894)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
196,415 (-8,238)
74,098 (+5,338)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
61.56 +18.92%
on 02/26/26
81.01 -9.63%
on 03/23/26
+9.98 (+15.78%)
since 02/23/26
3-Month
55.75 +31.32%
on 01/07/26
81.01 -9.63%
on 03/23/26
+15.51 (+26.88%)
since 12/23/25
52-Week
55.63 +31.60%
on 12/16/25
81.01 -9.63%
on 03/23/26
+9.61 (+15.11%)
since 03/21/25

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Crude Oil Prices Sink as President Trump Backs Off Iran Threats

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is down -11.30 (-11.50%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is down -0.3374 (-10.49%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an overnight advance and sold off sharply...

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April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) on Friday closed up +2.18 (+2.27%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) closed up +0.1591 (+5.09%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied sharply on Friday, with gasoline posting...

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April WTI crude oil (CLJ26 ) today is up +1.26 (+1.31%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26 ) is up +0.0862 (+2.76%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sharply higher today as the Iran war drags on, with...

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Barchart Trading Guide

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

Relative Strength just crossed below 70%. The market has dropped from overbought territory. Beware of a potential mean reversion.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 82.65
2nd Resistance Point 80.81
1st Resistance Point 79.69
Last Price 74.17
1st Support Level 76.73
2nd Support Level 74.89
3rd Support Level 73.77

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52-Week High 81.01
Last Price 74.17
Fibonacci 61.8% 71.31
Fibonacci 50% 68.32
Fibonacci 38.2% 65.33
52-Week Low 55.63

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