Naphtha & Gasoline reports
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The strength that was seen last week has continued, with May Brent futures starting the week in the $84/bbl handles, representing a 2.3% increase week-on-week. At 10:30 (time of writing), the May contract softened to $83.81/bbl.
The May Brent futures contract has been constantly shooting up over the day, crossing the $84.00/bbl mark at 16:20 GMT and trading at highs of $84.31/bbl at 16:55 GMT. The contract then softened down to $83.81/bbl at 17:30 GMT (time
These last two weeks in LNG: we saw a weak start to the fortnight in the LNG complex, continuing the bearish trend observed since the start of the winter. Apr TTF reached down to a 2.5-year low of around €23.60/MWh
The now-prompt May Brent futures contract briefly plummeted to $81.85/bbl but saw a significant surge upwards to levels surpassing $83/bbl at 10:15 GMT.
The May Brent futures contract has strengthened ahead of the Apr contract’s expiry, climbing from below $82/bbl at noon today to $82.40/bbl as of 17:15 GMT.
The market has been uninspired over the last week across the oil complex, a bit like the dull Tarantino movie “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” amid a now-ended IP week, which dried up markets and overflowed the Mayfair pubs.
After seeing a small slump from the day previous, the May Brent futures traded below the $82/bbl mark, softening to lows of $81.54/bbl at 8:50am GMT and trading at $81.85/bbl at 9:50 GMT (time of writing). May WTI futures were
Having edged above the $83/bbl handles in the day, the May Brent futures contract seems poised to end the afternoon lower, trading at $82.10/bbl at 16.45 GMT. EIA stats released in the afternoon saw US crude inventories rise by over
All eyes are on the upcoming CP settlement and how this will play on market dynamics. This week we have looked at a trade idea which takes the various market factors at play into account to come up with our
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Rangebound prices have been the outcome of the fortnight. Volatility is down and players have been all but absent, celebrating the Lunar New Year and the in-progress IE week.
The May Brent futures contract rose into the afternoon, climbing from $81.30/bbl handles at noon today to $82.20/bbl as of 17:15 GMT (time of writing). WTI futures for the same tenor clocked in similar strength, moving from around $76.80/bbl at
After ending on a high note on Feb 26, the May Brent futures contract kept its upward momentum with prices hovering around the $81.50/bbl mark.
In Brent, May prices strengthened slightly over the past week with the RSI also showing signs of upward momentum as it crossed overbought territory on Feb 22, at 79. The May RBOB contract traded within Bollinger band although the RSI
While speculators in Brent were more bearish in the week to Feb 20 with a rise in shorts surpassing an increase in longs, WTI enjoyed a more bullish stance amid added length and liquidated short positions.
