Please note that there will be a hiatus in the publication of reports between 22nd December and 2nd January due to the Christmas period. Reports will be published as normal from Monday 5th January 2026.
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract dipped this morning from $71.80/bbl at 07:00 BST to a touch below $70.00/bbl at 10:10 BST, before strengthening and finding support at $71.24/bbl at 11:25 BST (time of writing). This volatile price action comes as
After weakness this morning, the Dec’24 Brent futures flat price recovered this afternoon. Trading a touch above of $71.00/bbl at 12:35 BST, flat price tested the $71.80/bbl resistance level multiple times before finally breaking through around 15:45 BST and reaching
The Dec’24 Brent futures weekly high of $74.75/bbl on 24 Sep failed to hold, and it fell to $71.40/bbl on 26 Sep before correcting to around $72.50/bbl on 30 Sep with a possibly weak expiry in sight for the Nov’24
We are looking for the front-month December 24 contract to finish the week between $69-74/bbl with the drivers dictating the rangebound regime essentially unchanged: Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East moved a notch higher. Israel has stepped up kinetic action
Money managers were happy to add buy-side risk in crude oil, when considering the positioning in WTI and Brent in the week ending 24 Sep.
Dec’24 Brent futures showed weak upside momentum on Monday, following the confirmation over the weekend of the killing of Hezbollah’s leader, Hassan Nasrallah. Initial strength in the morning took the contract to a high of $72.75/bbl shortly before 07:00 BST,
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract was initially rangebound between $71.00 and $71.50/bbl before dipping to a low of $70.93/bbl around 14:45 BST and strengthening shortly after up to around the $72.00/bbl level at 17:30 BST (time of writing). In the
Government and company officials are in discussions about potential imports of gas from Azerbaijan through Russia and Ukraine to replace a transit deal that expires at the end of the year. Negotiations were continuing as of last week, Bloomberg previously
Lacking a spark We expected Nov’24 Brent futures to end the week trading between $70/bbl and $75.00/bbl as we failed to see it breaking out of a rangebound market. Price action this week validated this view, with the contract trading
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract showed choppy price action throughout this morning, trading at $70.87/bbl at 07:00 BST and rising to a high of $71.52/bbl at 09:25 BST, before falling to $71.23/bbl at 11:30 BST (time of writing). This
The Fed has initiated the rate easing cycle, lowering its key overnight borrowing rate by 50 bps. To be sure, it was an aggressive start and underscored the Fed’s concerns surrounding employment, in contrast to its sanguine views on inflation.
The Dec’24 Brent futures contract began the afternoon weaker, falling to $70.40/bbl at 14:50 BST. While this level brought in support for the soon-to-be-prompt contract, which climbed to $71.60/bbl as of 17:00 BST, it ultimately softened to $71.00/bbl at 17:35
After selling-off overnight, the Dec’24 Brent futures contract was on a steady upward trend this morning, trading at $71.30/bbl at 07:00 BST and rising to $71.76/bbl as of 11:30 BST (time of writing). In the news today, Chinese leaders at
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
US Mont Belvieu TET propane (LST propane) strengthened this fortnight, on a flat price basis, with the Oct’24 contract climbing from 68.25c/gal on 11 Sep to 73.50c/gal on 24 Sep
