Naphtha & Gasoline reports
Please note that these reports will now be published every Thursday.
Nov’24 Brent futures flat price was volatile this afternoon, pricing at $71.68/bbl at 12:00 BST, with a high of $72.07/bbl at 12:53 BST and low of $70.68/bbl at 12:54 BST, before climbing to $71.94/bbl at 17:45 BST (time of writing).
The Nov’24 Brent futures contract capitulated over the past week as bearish sentiment mounted. Prices fell by over 5% to their lowest level this year, only finding support at the $71-72/bbl level. Traders shifted their focus towards economic concerns, with
Brent crude futures saw a significant sell-off last week amid a weakening economic backdrop despite OPEC’s plans to delay its production hikes. The Nov’24 contract has stabilised at the $72/bbl level as of 09:00 BST (time of writing). While we
Money managers retraced from last week’s bullish positioning to incredible bearishness in the week ending 03 Sep. We saw long-positioned managed-by-money players trim over 32.6mb from their combined positions in Brent and WTI futures (-8.27%) while their short-positioned counterparts added
The Nov’24 Brent futures contract has been quieter this morning, trading between $71.60/bbl and $71.90/bbl, but has since inched slightly lower to $71.50/bbl at 11:30 BST (time of writing).
Nov’24 Brent futures flat price took a steep decline this afternoon, pricing around $72.70/bbl at 12:00 BST followed by a high of $73.50/bbl at 14:50 BST before plummeting to $70.82/bbl at 17:15 BST (time of writing). In the news today,
In high sulphur fuel oil, we saw significant weakness in the HSFO complex as reduced summer power generation demand weighed on sentiment. The conclusion of bitumen season may also be a contributing factor. The Oct’24 3.5% barge crack sold off
The Nov’24 Brent futures contract has been more rangebound this morning, with the crude futures flat price rising to $73.20/bbl around 09:10 BST to then decline to $72.65/bbl around 09:40 BST to finally firm up to $73/bbl as of 11:20
Behold a Pale Force (Majeure) in Libya which was swiftly undermined as the four bears of the low 70s arrived. ETF rolling, CTA and macro-driven selling were joined by OPEC+, hinting at delaying the gradual reintroduction of supply. This acted
Nov’24 Brent futures flat price shot up this afternoon from $73.25/bbl at 12:00 BST to a high of $74.14/bbl around 15:45BST, followed by a sharp descent down to $72.53/bbl at 17:15 BST, before rebounding back to $73/bbl around 17:30 BST(time
Nov’24 Brent futures flat price spiked this morning from $72.90/bbl at 07:00 BST to the $73.20/bbl handle at 11:45 BST (time of writing). In the news today, Mark Lashier, CEO of Phillips 66, told Bloomberg that a refining capacity shortage
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
This afternoon, Nov’24 Brent futures flat price showed steep downward movement from $74.50/bbl at 12:00 BST down to $73.19/bbl at 17:30 BST (time of writing), spiking briefly to $74.05/bbl around 15:45 BST. In the news today, engineers at Libya’s Brega
After trading around the $73/bbl level overnight, the November Brent futures flat price saw another collapse on Wednesday morning where price action fell to lows of $72.64/bbl at 09:00 BST. From 11:22 BST, prices spiked by $1 over two minutes
The gasoline market has seen pressure in the past two weeks. The summer driving season stalled on arrival, and Oct’24 RBOB flat price fell below $2/gal on 3 Sep alongside the crude sell-off and complete void of bullish intent in
