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Crude Oil WTI Aug '26 (CLQ26)

64.02s +0.69 (+1.09%) 03/19/25 [NYMEX]
63.71 x 2 64.76 x 2
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Quote Overview for Thu, Mar 20th, 2025
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Day Low
64.02
Day High
64.02
Open 63.33
Previous Close 63.33 63.33
Volume 1 1
Open Interest 11,923 11,923
Stochastic %K 58.78% 58.78%
Weighted Alpha -7.73 -7.73
5-Day Change +1.43 (+2.28%) +1.43 (+2.28%)
52-Week Range 62.03 - 71.96 62.03 - 71.96
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Crude Oil WTI Futures Market News and Commentary

Crude Prices Finish Higher as US Tightens Sanctions on Iranian Oil

April WTI crude oil (CLJ25) Thursday closed up +1.10 (+1.64%), and April RBOB gasoline (RBJ25) closed up +0.0215 (+0.99%).

Crude oil and gasoline prices advanced Thursday after the US ramped up sanctions on Iranian crude exports.  Crude prices also garnered support from Thursday's better-than-expected US economic news, a supportive factor for energy demand.  Gains in crude were limited due to a stronger dollar.

Crude oil rallied Thursday on the outlook for tighter global oil supplies after the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned a China-based oil refinery and 19 entities and vessels tied to shipping Iranian crude oil.  The US is applying pressure to Iranian crude exports after President Trump recently sent a letter to Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei that said Iran has a two-month deadline to reach a new nuclear deal.  According to Rystad Energy A/S, a maximum-pressure campaign could remove as much as 1.5 million bpd of Iranian crude ex... 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
$6,483/5,894
First Notice Date
07/23/26 (490 days)
Expiration Date
07/21/26 (488 days)

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Crude Oil WTI Aug '26
Average Price Chart for 5 Prior Aug Contracts

Commitment of Traders Positions as of Mar 11, 2025

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Commercials - Long / Short
715,375 (-6,903)
894,119 (-6,139)
Non-Commercials - Long / Short
302,868 (-3,040)
138,742 (-12,325)
Producers - Long / Short
565,995 (-2,290)
325,873 (-7,415)
Swap Dealers - Long / Short
54,307 (+1,467)
473,173 (+7,356)
Managed Money - Long / Short
171,354 (-93)
63,610 (-9,188)
Other Reportables - Long / Short
131,514 (-2,947)
75,132 (-3,137)
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Price Performance

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Period Period Low Period High Performance
1-Month
62.03 +3.21%
on 03/10/25
Period Open: 67.28
65.95 -2.93%
on 02/24/25
-3.26 (-4.85%)
since 02/20/25
3-Month
62.03 +3.21%
on 03/10/25
Period Open: 65.05
68.31 -6.28%
on 01/15/25
-1.03 (-1.58%)
since 12/20/24
52-Week
62.03 +3.21%
on 03/10/25
Period Open: 68.97
71.96 -11.03%
on 07/03/24
-4.95 (-7.18%)
since 03/20/24

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Barchart Trading Guide

The Barchart Trading Guide is a Sell Signal with a Soft Signal Strength.

Key Turning Points

3rd Resistance Point 64.02
2nd Resistance Point 64.02
1st Resistance Point 64.02
Last Price 64.02s
1st Support Level 64.02
2nd Support Level 64.02
3rd Support Level 64.02

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52-Week High 71.96
Fibonacci 61.8% 68.17
Fibonacci 50% 66.99
Fibonacci 38.2% 65.82
Last Price 64.02s
52-Week Low 62.03

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