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Crude Oil WTI Mini Aug '26 (QMQ26)

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Crude Oil WTI Mini Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Oil Prices Sink on Hopes for US-Iran Diplomacy

September WTI crude oil (CLU26) on Monday closed down -6.70 (-7.50%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26) closed down -0.0820 (-2.52%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices sank on Monday, with gasoline falling to a 1-week low.  The easing of tensions in the Middle East weighed on energy prices Monday after the US and Iran held off on further attacks for a third day, and Iran signaled it would refrain from any retaliation as it held negotiations with Oman over the Strait of Hormuz.  Losses in crude oil accelerated on Monday after President Trump said that the US paused Iran strikes to give peace talks a chance. 

However, tensions remain high in the Middle East as the US maintains its blockade of Iranian oil shipments in the Persian Gulf.  Also, Houthi militants in Yemen claimed to have struck facilities linked to Saudi Aramco in the Red Sea port towns of Jizan and Yanbu on Saturday.  Yanbu, the western end of the East-West pipeline, has become Saudi Arabia’s key crude export ou... Read more

Contract Specifications

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Contract
E-Mini Crude Oil WTI
Contract Size
500 U.S. barrels (21,000 gallons)
Tick Size
2.5 cents per barrel ($12.50 per contract)
Trading Hours
5:00p.m. - 4:00p.m. (Sun-Fri) (Settles 1:30p.m.) CST
Exchange
NYMEX
Point Value
$500
Margin/Maintenance
$4,275/3,887
First Notice Date
07/20/26
Expiration Date
07/20/26 (expired)

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Crude Oil WTI Mini Aug '26
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
67.025 +24.18%
on 07/02/26
85.200 -2.31%
on 07/20/26
+7.380 (+9.73%)
since 06/18/26
3-Month
67.025 +24.18%
on 07/02/26
100.100 -16.85%
on 05/18/26
+2.300 (+2.84%)
since 04/20/26
52-Week
55.510 +49.94%
on 12/16/25
100.100 -16.85%
on 05/18/26
+20.160 (+31.96%)
since 07/18/25

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September WTI crude oil (CLU26 ) today is down -6.06 (-6.79%), and September RBOB gasoline (RBU26 ) is down -0.0679 (-2.10%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are sinking today, with gasoline falling to a...

CLU26 : 81.29 (-1.60%)
RBU26 : 3.1683 (-0.04%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 90.120
2nd Resistance Point 87.660
1st Resistance Point 85.445
Last Price 83.230s
1st Support Level 80.770
2nd Support Level 78.310
3rd Support Level 76.095

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52-Week High 100.100
Last Price 83.230s
Fibonacci 61.8% 83.067
Fibonacci 50% 77.805
Fibonacci 38.2% 72.543
52-Week Low 55.510

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