Much To Do About China – Front-month ICE Brent futures shifted gears twice, moving into a lower trading range in September, with Brent pricing still very much at the mercy of the macro sentiment, centred on China. At the peak
For the week to 01 Oct, money-managed positions saw mixed interest across Brent and WTI crude futures, while price action in both futures contracts found support this week. We saw combined money managed long positioning in Brent and WTI futures
The Brent futures complex saw a substantial rally over the past week as price action surged on heightened geopolitical risk. Following Israel’s expansion of the war into Lebanon, Iran deployed ballistic missiles toward Israel on 1 October, marking a substantial
Powered by Volatility The Dec’24 Brent futures contract fell below $78.00/bbl on Friday evening but again rallied to $79.65/bbl on 07 Oct at 10:40 BST (time of writing). Volatility remains elevated in the benchmark crude futures contract, leading us to
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract firmed up this morning, strengthening from $77.80/bbl at 07:00 BST to $79.85/bbl at 11:20 BST (time of writing). Price action saw upward movement amid US strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen over the weekend, alongside
The Dec’24 Brent futures flat price recovered this afternoon after initial weakness, amid Iran’s threat to target Israeli gas infrastructure should conflict erupt. The Dec’24 contract traded at $78.63/bbl at 12:00 BST and dipped to $77.84/bbl around 13:20 BST, before
In high sulphur fuel oil, we saw some greater strength in the European HSFO complex. The Oct’24 3.5% Barges crack climbed from -$13.55/bbl on 2 Sep to -$9.05/bbl by 19 Sep, fuelled by trade houses adding 535kb of longs and
Turbulent Times Ahead On Monday, we predicted the Dec’24 Brent futures to finish the week between $69-74/bbl amid an oversupplied oil market. However, the futures contract witnessed an injection of bullish sentiment due to growing concerns regarding the regional escalation
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract found strong support this morning, trading at $77.50/bbl at 07:00 BST and strengthening to around $78.94 at 11:45 BST (time of writing). Price action began moving upward shortly after 08:00 BST amid Israeli airstrikes in
Brent briefly dipped back into the infamous $60/bbl handle on Monday, only to rebound sharply over $75/bbl as sentiment took a volte-face on fears of a potential oil supply disruption stemming from the regional escalation of the war in the
Dec’24 Brent futures flat price rallied this afternoon, from $75.65/bbl at 14:00 BST to over $77.00/bbl at around 17:00 BST, currently at $77.15/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Prices jumped this afternoon as President Biden was asked if he
In addition to our regular Monday CFTC COT analysis report, Onyx Insight will publish its own in-house CFTC COT forecast ahead of the official Friday report. The model forecasts changes in long and short positions using machine learning, utilising Onyx’s
The Dec’24 Brent futures flat price this morning climbed from $74.75/bbl at 07:00 BST up to $75.34/bbl at 11:20 BST (time of writing), with a low of $74.33/bbl at 10:05 BST and high of $75.40/bbl at 10:40 BST. This upward
Dec’24 Brent futures flat price saw a sell-off this afternoon, trading at $75.84/bbl at 12:00 BST and steadily descending to $73.81/bbl at 17:15 BST (time of writing). The downward price action came amid the release of EIA data today at
Amid escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw flat price steadily climbing this morning, trading at $74.80/bbl at 07:00 BST and hitting $75.73/bbl at 11:30 BST (time of writing). In the news today, Israel’s
