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Naphtha & Gasoline reports

Please note that these reports will now be published every Thursday.

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European Window: Brent Weakens to $75/bbl Levels

The Apr’25 Brent futures contract found support at just shy of $76.00/bbl at around 0300 GMT and strengthened through the morning to $76.55/bbl at 10:35 GMT (time of writing). President Trump issued executive orders on 1 Feb, which will take

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Gasoline Report: Tariff Tantrums

The Mar’25 RBOB futures contract weakened towards the end of January, declining to 2.05c/gal on 27 Jan. However, the contract gained support into the new month amid fears of tightening medium sour crude oil supplies in US refineries following a

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Dated Brent Report – Oil Market Yo-Yo

The re-election of President Trump has brought havoc and hysteria to oil market sentiment. Trump’s predictably unpredictable rhetoric and actions have created significant uncertainty and volatility for financial markets, which has reinforced large intraday swings in Brent futures and spreads.

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Onyx Alpha: January Trade Review

Another week brings another selection of new trade ideas from Onyx Research, this time looking at trades in gasoline and NGL swaps. Our weekly Onyx Alpha report presents speculative and hedging trades based on technical analysis and data-driven tradecraft methods

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Oil Monthly Report: Fifty Shades of Orange

Oil prices rallied into President-elect Trump’s inauguration only to retreat thereafter. Brent front-month futures peaked at $82.03/bbl on 15 January, declining to below $75/bbl at the time of writing. When examining the positioning data for risk takers, we witnessed consecutive

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European Window: Brent Softens to $75.75/bbl

The Apr’25 Brent futures contract witnessed a weaker afternoon, softening from $77.20/bbl at 14:10 GMT to $75.15/bbl at 15:25 GMT. The contract found support at this level and climbed to $75.75/bbl at 17:20 GMT (the time of writing).

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Futures Report: Pre-Tariff Tensions

The week to 03 Feb saw markets rebalance ahead of the 01 Feb deadline for President Trump’s introduction of new tariffs on Mexican and Canadian energy and a further 10% on Chinese goods. There was little clarity ahead of the

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CFTC Weekly: Turning the Risk Down

The week ending 28 Jan was characterised by de-risking in the benchmark Brent and WTI futures, more significantly in the latter. Combined open interest in the crude futures declined by 77.89mb (-1.76%) this week.

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Brent Forecast: 3rd February 2025

The talk of the market has been Trump’s tariff announcement on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. This week, we expect price action in Brent crude futures to remain rangebound between $75 and $79/bbl in the Apr’25 contract as the

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