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Crude Oil WTI Apr '17 (CLJ17)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Fall on Stronger US Dollar

January WTI crude oil (CLF25) today is down -0.67 (-0.95%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25) is down -0.0222 (-1.14%).

Crude oil prices are trading lower today on a stronger dollar.  In addition, oil prices were undercut by global political uncertainty after President-Elect Trump over the weekend threatened to take over the Panama Canal if transit rates are not cut.  That added to Mr. Trump's recent threats to slap tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and the EU, which could embroil the world oil market in a tariff war.

On the positive side for crude oil, Congress last Friday averted a US government shutdown by passing a stop-gap spending bill.  A US government shutdown would have been negative for US GDP growth and energy demand.

Crude oil prices have support from last Wednesday when Kazakhstan said it intends to comply with OPEC+ quotas and shelved its plans to raise oil production by 190,000 bpd next year.

The outlook for new sanctions on Iranian and Russian crude... 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
$6,683/6,076
First Notice Date
03/23/17
Expiration Date
03/21/17 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Apr '17
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Dec 17, 2024

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Commercials - Long / Short
727,114 (+1,144)
964,117 (+36,637)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
358,867 (+42,651)
128,877 (+2,773)
Producers - Long / Short
593,848 (+10,604)
389,060 (+28,190)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
44,290 (-4,076)
486,081 (+13,831)
Managed Money - Long / Short
226,042 (+40,760)
61,655 (-18,659)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
132,825 (+1,891)
67,222 (+21,432)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
47.09 +0.53%
on 03/14/17
54.94 -13.83%
on 02/23/17
-6.99 (-12.87%)
since 02/21/17
3-Month
47.09 +0.53%
on 03/14/17
56.92 -16.83%
on 01/03/17
-6.76 (-12.50%)
since 12/21/16
52-Week
40.97 +15.55%
on 04/05/16
56.92 -16.83%
on 01/03/17
+2.04 (+4.50%)
since 03/21/16

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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 49.27
1st Resistance Point 48.30
Last Price 47.34s
1st Support Level 46.80
2nd Support Level 46.27
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 56.92
Fibonacci 61.8% 50.83
Fibonacci 50% 48.94
Last Price 47.34s
Fibonacci 38.2% 47.06
52-Week Low 40.97

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