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M1 Brent futures were under pressure this week, closing at $68.50/bbl on 16 Sep. Prices met resistance at the upper bound of the descending triangle (dashed white line), where we continue to outline resistance, at $67.70/bbl. This level aligns with
The November Brent Futures contract has seen a strong morning session, rising from $66.11/bbl at 08:00 BST to $66.85/bbl at the time of writing (11:00 BST). In headlines, Hungary has reaffirmed it will not suspend Russian oil imports despite US
Note: We are ceasing publication of the Supplementary Dated Brent report following this week. We will continue publishing our full-length Dated Brent report on a weekly basis.
The Nov’25 Brent futures contract started the afternoon slightly weaker, easing from $66.30/bbl at 12:30 BST to $65.95/bbl at 14:07 BST…
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View: Bearish Target Price: $65-67/bbl We expect continued weakness to be the path of least resistance in the prompt Brent contract. However, we expect a significant breakout soon, as pointed to by the descending triangle pattern and dropping volatility. The
Crude prices saw a significant uplift in the week ending 16 Sep amid rising geopolitical risk and expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve.
The Nov’25 Brent futures contract is testing 19 Sep’s low, as it dropped from $67.30/bbl at 07.40 BST to $66.47/bbl at 11.12 BST, at the time of writing. India’s Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will visit the US today to push
The Nov’25 Brent Futures contract traded rangebound between $66.91/bbl and $67.36/bbl in the early afternoon before falling to $66.46/bbl at 16:31 BST. Prices have since bounces back to $66.69/bbl at 17:30 BST (time of writing). In the news, Democratic senators
The Nov’25 Brent futures contract softened from a high of $67.50/bbl, which it tested twice between 8:00 and 8:30 this morning, to $66.85/bbl around 11:25 BST. Prices finally climbed to $66.95/bbl at the time of writing (11:34 BST).
The US Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate cut this year on 17 Sep, announcing a 25-basis-point cut to cushion a softening labour market. However, the committee now expects 2026 GDP growth and inflation to be higher…
Nov’25 Brent futures traded lower on Thursday afternoon, falling below $68/bbl and stabilising around $67.50/bbl. Prices declined after Trump commented that Putin had “really let me down” following a meeting with UK PM Keir Starmer, lamenting the fact that allies
The gasoline complex continues to see a strong performance over the fortnight as cracks demonstrated counterseasonal strength, rolling up to the M1 levels seen over August. This week, the Oct’25 EBOB crack surpassed $16/bbl, with trade houses continuing to add
The Nov’25 Brent Futures contract rallied to $68.14/bbl at 09:53 BST before dropping to $67.35/bbl at 11:04 BST. Prices recovered slightly to $67.67 at 11:20 BST (time of writing). In the news, the Federal Reserve reduced rates by 25 basis
This week, we anticipate money managers adding length to their Brent and RBOB futures positions. In contrast, net length in gasoil is expected to decline, perhaps due to profit-taking flows and the pricing in of the geopolitical risk premium. Across
