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Crude Oil WTI May '23 (CLK23)

77.29s -1.87 (-2.36%) 04/20/23 [NYMEX]
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Quote Overview for Thu, Apr 20th, 2023
Day Low
76.97
Day High
78.89
Open 78.87
Previous Close 79.16 79.16
Volume 17,443 17,443
Open Interest 19,564 19,564
Relative Strength 48.08 48.08
Weighted Alpha -12.18 -12.18
5-Day Change -4.87 (-5.93%) -4.87 (-5.93%)
52-Week Range 64.36 - 101.66 64.36 - 101.66
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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Gain on Dollar Weakness and Energy Demand Optimism

December WTI crude oil (CLZ25) on Thursday closed up +0.20 (+0.34%), and December RBOB gasoline (RBZ25) closed up +0.0043 (+0.22%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices settled higher on Thursday, recovering some of Wednesday's sharp sell-off.  Thursday's decline in the dollar index (DXY00) to a 2-week low sparked short-covering in crude.  Also, the reopening of the US government on Thursday is supportive of economic growth and energy demand.  However, gains in crude were limited after Thursday's weekly EIA report showed crude inventories rose more than expected and US oil production reached a record high.

On Wednesday, crude prices tumbled to a 3-week low after OPEC revised its Q3 global oil market estimates from a deficit to a surplus, as US production exceeded expectations and OPEC also ramped up crude output.  OPEC said it now sees a 500,000 bpd surplus in global oil markets in Q3, versus last month's estimate for a -400,000 bpd deficit.  Also, the EIA raised its 2025 US cr... 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
$6,177/5,616
First Notice Date
04/24/23
Expiration Date
04/20/23 (expired)

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Crude Oil WTI May '23
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior May Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Sep 23, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
834,737 (+14,158)
953,337 (+18,009)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
264,809 (-13,467)
161,851 (-17,716)
Producers - Long / Short
658,361 (+14,496)
374,649 (+23,525)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
77,773 (+1,047)
480,085 (-4,131)
Managed Money - Long / Short
124,884 (-13,702)
98,401 (-3,386)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
139,925 (+235)
63,450 (-14,330)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
66.82 +15.67%
on 03/24/23
Period Open: 67.82
83.53 -7.47%
on 04/12/23
+9.47 (+13.96%)
since 03/20/23
3-Month
64.36 +20.09%
on 03/20/23
Period Open: 82.00
83.53 -7.47%
on 04/12/23
-4.71 (-5.74%)
since 01/20/23
52-Week
64.36 +20.09%
on 03/20/23
Period Open: 88.69
101.66 -23.97%
on 06/08/22
-11.40 (-12.85%)
since 04/20/22

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Buy Signal with a Average Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 80.38
2nd Resistance Point 79.64
1st Resistance Point 78.46
Last Price 77.29s
1st Support Level 76.54
2nd Support Level 75.80
3rd Support Level 74.62

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52-Week High 101.66
Fibonacci 61.8% 87.41
Fibonacci 50% 83.01
Fibonacci 38.2% 78.61
Last Price 77.29s
52-Week Low 64.36

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