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Crude Oil WTI Aug '24 (CLQ24)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Plunge as President Trump Insists War Will End Soon

April WTI crude oil (CLJ26) is down -10.78 (-11.37%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ26) is down -0.1752 (-6.24%).  April WTI crude oil on Monday rallied to a 3.75-year nearest-futures high of $119.48 but has since fallen back to the $84-per-barrel area.

Crude oil prices spiked higher to $119.48 on Monday after Israel, on Saturday, bombed 30 Iranian oil depots.  However, oil prices have since fallen sharply as President Trump insists the Iran war will be over soon, and as plans are being laid for a possible coordinated G-7 release of oil stockpiles.  G-7 finance ministers on Monday said, "We stand ready to take necessary measures, including to support the global supply of energy such as stockpile release."  G-7 energy ministers met today to discuss a possible oil stockpile release.  Also, President Trump has raised the possibility of sanction waivers to allow the release of Russian oil in floating storage.

At a press conference Monday evening, President Trump was asked when... 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
07/24/24
Expiration Date
07/22/24 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Aug '24
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug 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
79.17 +0.77%
on 07/22/24
84.52 -5.61%
on 07/05/24
-0.95 (-1.18%)
since 06/21/24
3-Month
72.44 +10.13%
on 06/04/24
84.52 -5.61%
on 07/05/24
-0.71 (-0.88%)
since 04/22/24
52-Week
69.19 +15.31%
on 12/13/23
85.27 -6.44%
on 04/12/24
+6.74 (+9.23%)
since 07/21/23

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CLJ26 : 84.85 (-10.47%)
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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Weak Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 82.11
2nd Resistance Point 81.40
1st Resistance Point 80.59
Last Price 79.78s
1st Support Level 79.07
2nd Support Level 78.36
3rd Support Level 77.55

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52-Week High 85.27
Last Price 79.78s
Fibonacci 61.8% 79.13
Fibonacci 50% 77.23
Fibonacci 38.2% 75.33
52-Week Low 69.19

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