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Naphtha & Gasoline reports

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

CFTC Weekly: ICE COT

In the week ending 07 Jan, managed-by-money participants continued their bullish stride in Brent, adding 42.5mb to their long positions (+15%) while removing 0.8mb from their shorts (-0.9%) w/w. This change in positioning took the total net length in the

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European Window: Brent Touches Above $80/bbl

Strength in the Mar’25 Brent futures contract continued this afternoon, seeing a significant rally from around $78.80/bbl at 1100 GMT up to $80.65/bbl just after 1430 GMT, before falling back down to $79.25/bbl by 1750 GMT (time of writing). This

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LNG Market Report: End of the (Pipe)line

Ukraine has ended Russian gas transit to Europe as its 2019 agreement with Gazprom expired, marking a historic step in reducing Europe’s reliance on Russian energy, though it has led to power cuts in Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region. While alternative

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European Window: Brent Supported At $77/bbl

The Mar’25 Brent futures contract has seen steady support this afternoon, increasing from around $76.40/bbl at 1200 GMT up to $77.20/bbl at 1725 GMT (time of writing). In the news today, Saudi Arabia’s crude oil supply is set to decline

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Trader Meeting Notes: New Year, New Brent

It’s been an eventful first week back in the office. Donald Trump’s back at it, playing Monopoly with a globe in front of him, while here in the UK, electricity prices were gone (berserk) with the wind. Meanwhile, the Mar’25

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European Window: Brent Weakens To $76.25/bbl

After reaching nearly $77.90/bbl this morning, the Mar’25 Brent futures contract has weakened this afternoon, selling-off from $77.50/bbl around 1300 GMT down to $76.25/bbl at 1730 GMT (time of writing). Crude oil prices saw bearish sentiment alongside the release of

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Dated Brent Report – New Year New Bulls

The bears had their turn over the festive period, and the Dated Brent bulls have entered 2025 fully locked in. Physical differentials climbed above $0/bbl on 06 Jan, and the direction and momentum of the physical will dictate the market

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European Window: Brent Meets Resistance Above $77/bbl

The Mar’25 Brent futures contract strengthened above $77/bbl at noon GMT today, where it met resistance and softened to $76.70/bbl at 14:15 GMT. Since then, the benchmark crude futures contract has continued to oscillate between these ranges, seeing resistance at

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Gasoline report

Gasoline Report: Cooling Down?

The Feb’25 RBOB futures contract saw support at the end of 2024 but began the new year softening from $2.07/gal on 03 Jan to $2.03/gal on 07 Jan (at the time of writing).

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Onyx Alpha: Crude Comeback

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

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