TORONTO — The Canadian dollar traded below 69 cents US early Friday for the first time since 2003
as crude oil futures dropped below US$ 30 a barrel and overseas stock markets fell sharply.
This service provides you with a current outlook on different commodities and futures markets such
as crude oil futures, gold futures and other futures exchanges.
Not exact matches
U.S.
crude oil futures were up 22 cents at $ 67.46 a barrel
as of...
The energy market could have a new benchmark
oil price when Dubai launches its Middle East sour
crude futures contract
as an alternative to New York's NYMEX light
crude oil futures and London's IPE Brent
crude oil.
Oh, and
crude oil futures have also hit new 13 - year lows
as Iran marks its return to markets by dumping millions of barrels that have been stored, sanctions - bound, for years.
U.S.
crude futures dipped below $ 28.50, while the international benchmark Brent fell
as far
as $ 27.79 a barrel after reports that Iran had offered sharp discounts to customers in Europe and Asia to find buyers for millions of barrels of
oil in storage that it is now free to sell, after the lifting of most international sanctions on it at the weekend.
The «
Futures Now» team discusses the move in
crude oil as it hits a 1 - month low, and where the commodity may head from here.
The
oil market remains in what's known
as contango — with the
future price of
crude trading at a higher level than today's spot price.
The
Futures Now team discusses the
oil market
as crude is on - track for its longest losing streak since February.
LONDON, Nov 1 - Brent
crude oil futures fell to $ 108 a barrel on Thursday
as investors continued to analyse the aftermath of super storm Sandy.
West Texas Intermediate
crude oil futures in New York were down about 3 %, and fell to
as low
as $ 35.59 per barrel, the weakest level in seven years.
Bonds yields have fallen
as safe assets attract more interest, while U.S.
crude oil futures have also fallen further below $ 39 a barrel.
U.S.
crude oil futures were up 22 cents at $ 67.46 a barrel
as of 10:59 a.m. EDT (1459 GMT), while Brent
crude fell 14 cents to $ 72.98 a barrel.
Over the past several years we have seen a few amazing moves in
futures positioning in a number of commodities, such
as e.g. in
crude oil, where the by far largest speculative long positions in history have been amassed.
Specifically, they relate spot West Texas Intermediate (WTI)
crude oil price to: the U.S. dollar exchange rate versus a basket of developed market currencies; Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) return; U.S. short - term interest rate; the S&P 500 options - implied volatility index (VIX); and, open interest in the NYMEX
crude oil futures (
as an indication of financialization of the
oil market).
They include
as potential influencers three other precious metals
futures,
crude oil spot and
futures, two commodity indexes, U.S. and world stock indexes, currency exchange rates, 10 - year U.S. Treasury note (T - note) yield, U.S. Federal Funds Rate (FFR), a volatility index (VIX) and U.S. and world consumer price indexes.
Local media have reported that China could launch a
crude oil futures contract priced in yuan
as early
as Jan. 18, although analysts and industry executives who spoke to Breakingviews believe a later start is more likely.
West Texas Intermediate
crude oil futures have surged to a one - month high on expectations for the first decline in weekly U.S.
crude supplies in nearly three months
as well
as news that a key pipeline will begin service at the start of the year, relieving the glut of
oil in the middle part of the...
Crude -
oil futures fell sharply in London trade Monday
as the euro - zone bailout for Cyprus» embattled financial sector sent shivers through the market and pushed the dollar higher.
While it's perfectly true that there isn't enough U.S. shale to flood the world with
oil, a lot of what there is is historically cheap to produce so
as to give
crude from the Middle East a real run for its money; and a solid proportion of that production has been sold forward at attractive levels in the
futures market ensuring financial stability for U.S. producers.
* Market expects U.S. to re-impose sanctions against Iran * Plunging Venezuelan output further tightens markets * But soaring U.S.
crude production holds back marketBy Henning GloysteinSINGAPORE, April 26 (Reuters)-
Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by concerns over supply disruptions in Venezuela and theMiddle East as well as by strong demand.Brent crude oil futures were at 74.44 per barrel at0105 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.U
Oil prices rose on Thursday, lifted by concerns over supply disruptions in Venezuela and theMiddle East
as well
as by strong demand.Brent
crude oil futures were at 74.44 per barrel at0105 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.U
oil futures were at 74.44 per barrel at0105 GMT, up 44 cents, or 0.6 percent, from their last close.U.S.
If you fall into the former category then in all candor your best play is probably to sell short
crude oil futures contracts
as they offer the most direct play on a bearish scenario for
crude oil.
NYMEX
crude oil is the largest
oil futures contract in the world and has a current total open interest of around 1.6 million contracts and it would be impossible for any group of speculators to sell or buy 53 days of world production in a year or longer, no less in a week
as just occurred in COMEX silver.
During this same period, activity on the
crude oil futures market —
as measured by the number of contracts outstanding, trading activity, and the number of traders — has increased significantly.
While the official goal of the new
futures contract is to establish a regional benchmark for more useful pricing of the
crude grades prevalent on the Chinese market, analysts see the yuan
oil futures as a step toward China seeking wider acceptance of its currency in global trade, including the
oil trade, and establishing a petro - yuan that could challenge, in the
future, the dominance of the petrodollar.
OPEC, especially its Middle Eastern producers, will be closely watching the
futures contract because once established, the Chinese reference
crude price could act
as a regional benchmark for negotiations of spot or term
crude oil prices.
The first week of 2016 was a challenging one for many financial markets worldwide,
as (1) It was the worst opening week of the year in history for both the S&P 500 ® (SPX) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average, (2) The Shenzhen Composite Index of Chinese stocks fell 14.2 %, (3)
Crude oil futures (Feb..
Crude oil futures in the June contract settled last Friday in New York at 67.33 a barrel while currently trading at 68.35 up about a $ 1 for the trading week hitting a 3 1/2 year high & in yesterdays trade prices went up
as high
as 69.55 before profit - taking ensued.
Below are examples of how I would draw the relevant support and resistance levels on some of the major Forex pairs, Gold,
Crude Oil and Dow
Futures as they stand at the time of this writing.
As the yuan progressively reaches full consolidation in trade settlement, the petro - yuan threat to the US dollar, inscribed in a complex, long - term process, will disseminate the Holy Grail:
crude oil futures contracts priced in yuan fully convertible into gold...
The
crude oil ETF, which invests in
futures contracts, trades near its 10 - year low price of $ 10.48
as of Oct. 18, 2017, after peaking at more than $ 100 on Jan. 1, 2008.
As investors have become more knowledgeable about the markets and the influences on asset classes, the
futures markets have become a guide for investors on the likely direction of commodities, stocks and indexes on a given day, with
crude oil futures, gold
futures and the the Dow Jones reflecting investor sentiment towards the respective instruments and the direction based on the flow of information that influences supply and demand dynamics.
As an example, airlines are well known to protect themselves against significant rises in
crude oil prices, by buying a
futures contract today with a specified price and delivery date in the
future, on the assumption that
oil prices will be on the rise over the period in question.
In this case, the airline is exposed to the cost fluctuations of
crude oil as a physical but is looking to protect itself in the
futures market.
Perhaps surprisingly, until only about forty years ago, trading
futures markets consisted of only a few commodity farm products, however, now they have been joined by a huge number of tradable financial and other tradable products such
as precious metals like gold, silver and platinum; livestock such
as hogs and cattle; energy contracts such
as crude oil and natural gas; foodstuffs like coffee and orange juice; and industrials like lumber and cotton.
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The investment seeks to replicate, net of expenses, the daily changes in percentage terms of the spot price of Brent
crude oil as measured by the changes in the price of the
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This Blog provides
futures market outlook for different commodities and
futures trading markets, mostly stock index
futures,
as well
as support and resistance levels for
Crude Oil futures, Gold
futures, Euro currency and others.
In 2008 and 2009 we also added other markets such
as Crude Oil, Euro Currency
futures and forex, and 30 Year Bonds.
For example: 5,000 bushels of corn, 1,000 barrels of
crude oil or Treasury bonds with a face value of $ 100,000 are all contract sizes
as defined in the
futures contract specification.
Below are examples of how I would draw the relevant support and resistance levels on some of the major Forex pairs, Gold,
Crude Oil and Dow
Futures as they stand at the time of this writing.
Today,
futures market participants trading
futures to hedge price risk exposure may include any commercial entity that produces or buys any of the commodities such
as grains and livestock, the «softs» including cocoa, sugar, cotton, coffee, and orange juice; energies including
crude oil, heating
oil, gasoline, and natural gas; and metals such gold, silver, platinum, and copper.
A
futures contract is a financial instrument on the value of a commodity such
as corn,
crude oil, gold, or coffee.
October Nymex
crude oil futures saw a big rebound from the August low, but recent price action has been choppy and sideways
as the market pauses.
An article about day trading
crude oil futures as prime example to fear and greed.
As such, the fund should be expected to decrease in value when WTI
crude oil futures markets deteriorate.
With
oil back up at USD 50 (
as quoted by the NYMEX light sweet
crude oil futures), the energy sector (15 %) of the S&P U.S. Issued High Yield Corporate Bond Index returned 5.73 % in February.
You can trade all pit traded markets (gold, silver,
crude oil, grains),
as well
as electronic markets (e-minis, globex currencies), and some foreign
futures markets.
The contango exhibited in
Crude Oil in 2009 explains the discrepancy between the headline spot price increase (bottoming at $ 35 and topping $ 80 in the year) and the various tradeable instruments for
Crude Oil (such
as rolled contracts or longer - dated
futures contracts) showing a much lower price increase.
Our
future could consist of, on the one hand, two struggling plants, Syncrude and Suncor and little else, or alternatively, a thriving series of plants and major expansions eventually producing over half of Canada's
crude oil supply and serving
as Alberta's primary engine of economic growth and stability.