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Crude Oil WTI May '22 (CLK22)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Gains on Heightened Geopolitical Tensions

January WTI crude oil (CLF25) today is up +0.55 (+0.78%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25) is up up +0.0029 (+0.14%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices today are moderately higher, with crude climbing to a 2-week high.  The escalation of global geopolitical tensions is supportive of crude oil.  Russia launched a new hypersonic missile into the city of Dnipro on Thursday.  Also, Iran said today it will increase its nuclear fuel-making capacity after being censured by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Crude oil prices are also seeing support from today's rally in the S&P 500 to a 1-week high, which showed confidence in the economic outlook and is supportive of energy demand and crude prices.  Today's rally in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 2-year high limited gains in crude.

Escalation of the Ukraine-Russian war is underpinning crude prices.  Russia launched a new hypersonic missile into the city of Dnipro, following Ukraine's expanded use of Western-provided long-... 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
$6,656/6,051
First Notice Date
04/22/22
Expiration Date
04/20/22 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI May '22
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Nov 12, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
727,026 (+20,104)
934,603 (+16,455)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
313,504 (-410)
126,598 (+8,772)
Producers - Long / Short
563,765 (+9,780)
369,688 (+10,443)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
44,234 (+1,519)
445,888 (-2,793)
Managed Money - Long / Short
200,728 (-2,545)
67,065 (+10,443)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
112,776 (+2,135)
59,533 (-1,671)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
92.93 +10.57%
on 04/11/22
116.64 -11.91%
on 03/24/22
-0.34 (-0.33%)
since 03/18/22
3-Month
80.25 +28.04%
on 01/24/22
126.52 -18.79%
on 03/07/22
+18.98 (+22.66%)
since 01/20/22
52-Week
57.09 +79.98%
on 04/26/21
126.52 -18.79%
on 03/07/22
+44.70 (+77.00%)
since 04/20/21

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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 107.83
2nd Resistance Point 106.00
1st Resistance Point 104.37
Last Price 102.75s
1st Support Level 100.91
2nd Support Level 99.08
3rd Support Level 97.45

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52-Week High 126.52
Last Price 102.75s
Fibonacci 61.8% 100.00
Fibonacci 50% 91.81
Fibonacci 38.2% 83.61
52-Week Low 57.09

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