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Crude Oil WTI Apr '18 (CLJ18)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Posts Moderate Gains on Escalation of Ukraine-Russian Conflict

January WTI crude oil (CLF25) Thursday closed up +1.35 (+1.96%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25) closed up +0.0105 (+0.53%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied to 1-1/2 week highs on Thursday and settled moderately higher.   Escalation of the Ukraine-Russian war is pushing crude prices higher after Russia launched long-range missiles into the city of Dnipro.  Thursday's rally in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 13-month high limited gains in crude.

Escalation of the Ukraine-Russian war is underpinning crude prices.  Ukraine said Russia launched long-range missiles into the city of Dnipro, following Ukraine's expanded use of Western-provided long-range missiles.  On Wednesday, Ukraine fired British cruise missiles at military targets inside Russia for the first time after the UK government approved the action in response to Russia deploying North Korean troops in the Ukraine war.  Earlier this week, Ukraine carried out its first missile strikes on a border region in Rus... 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
03/22/18
Expiration Date
03/20/18 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI Apr '18
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Apr 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
59.95 +5.75%
on 03/08/18
64.24 -1.31%
on 02/26/18
+1.61 (+2.61%)
since 02/20/18
3-Month
57.69 +9.90%
on 12/21/17
66.39 -4.50%
on 01/25/18
+5.29 (+9.10%)
since 12/20/17
52-Week
44.17 +43.54%
on 06/21/17
66.39 -4.50%
on 01/25/18
+13.07 (+25.97%)
since 03/20/17

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Crude Posts Moderate Gains on Escalation of Ukraine-Russian Conflict

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) Thursday closed up +1.35 (+1.96%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) closed up +0.0105 (+0.53%). Crude oil and gasoline prices rallied to 1-1/2 week highs on Thursday and...

CLF25 : 70.16 (+2.05%)
RBF25 : 2.0000 (+0.44%)
DXY00 : 107.005 (+0.30%)
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NGF25 : 3.522 (+3.77%)
Escalation of Ukraine-Russian Conflict Boosts Crude Prices

January WTI crude oil (CLF25 ) today is up +1.30 (+1.89%), and January RBOB gasoline (RBF25 ) is up +0.0090 (+0.46%). Crude oil and gasoline prices today climbed to 1-1/2 week highs and are moderately...

CLF25 : 70.16 (+2.05%)
RBF25 : 2.0000 (+0.44%)
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SOYB : 21.09 (-0.71%)
TGFF25 : 0.000s (N/A)
ZSH25 : 985-2s (-1.40%)
ZSF25 : 977-6s (-1.29%)
NGF25 : 3.522 (+3.77%)
NFF25 : 122.720s (+3.21%)
ZSK25 : 998-6s (-1.36%)
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Inventory Builds Sends Crude Prices Lower - WTI Crude Oil

The January WTI (CLF25 ) trading session settled at 68.75 (-0.49) [-0.71%] , had a high of 69.96, a low of 68.64. Cash price is at 69.44 (+0.28), while open interest for CLF25 is at 366,848. CLF25 settled...

CLF25 : 70.16 (+2.05%)
Crude Gives Up Early Gains as Weekly EIA Inventories Unexpectedly Increase

December WTI crude oil (CLZ24 ) Wednesday closed down -0.52 (-0.75%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ24 ) closed up +0.0081 (+0.40%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Wednesday settled mixed, with gasoline...

CLF25 : 70.16 (+2.05%)
RBF25 : 2.0000 (+0.44%)

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 64.83
1st Resistance Point 64.11
Last Price 63.40s
1st Support Level 62.38
2nd Support Level 61.37
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 66.39
Last Price 63.40s
Fibonacci 61.8% 57.90
Fibonacci 50% 55.28
Fibonacci 38.2% 52.66
52-Week Low 44.17

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