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Crude Oil WTI May '16 (CLK16)

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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Fall on Stronger US Dollar

February WTI crude oil (CLG25) on Monday closed down -0.22 (-0.32%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25) closed down -0.37 (-0.19%).

Crude oil prices Monday were undercut by a stronger dollar.  Oil prices were undercut also 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
04/22/16
Expiration Date
04/20/16 (expired)

Seasonal Chart

Crude Oil WTI May '16
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May 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
35.24 +20.97%
on 04/05/16
42.91 -0.65%
on 04/20/16
+1.49 (+3.62%)
since 03/18/16
3-Month
30.35 +40.46%
on 01/21/16
42.91 -0.65%
on 04/20/16
+11.80 (+38.27%)
since 01/20/16
52-Week
29.85 +42.81%
on 01/20/16
65.39 -34.81%
on 05/06/15
-20.10 (-32.04%)
since 04/20/15

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Crude Prices Fall on Stronger US Dollar

February WTI crude oil (CLG25 ) on Monday closed down -0.22 (-0.32%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG25 ) closed down -0.37 (-0.19%). Crude oil prices Monday were undercut by a stronger dollar. Oil prices...

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CLG25 : 69.46 (+0.32%)
RBG25 : 1.9537 (+0.36%)
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Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point N/A
2nd Resistance Point 44.86
1st Resistance Point 43.74
Last Price 42.63s
1st Support Level 40.68
2nd Support Level 38.74
3rd Support Level N/A

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52-Week High 65.39
Fibonacci 61.8% 51.81
Fibonacci 50% 47.62
Fibonacci 38.2% 43.43
Last Price 42.63s
52-Week Low 29.85

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