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Brent Forecast: 20th January 2025

Bye Bye Biden The M1 Brent futures contract surged to its highest level since July last week but has since softened to $80.80/bbl at 12:45 GMT (time of writing). We expect the M1 contract to end the week between $78

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Futures Report: Going all in-auguration 

In the week to 20 Jan, the Mar’25 Brent futures saw a narrow trading range, with prices correcting from overbought levels, closing at $80.50/bbl as bullish momentum slowed (RSI dropped from 84 to 66). Open interest declined sharply, likely due

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CFTC Weekly: Golden Bulls

In the week ending 14 January, money managers got longer in Brent but reduced length in WTI futures. Combining both crude futures benchmarks, money managers had a risk-on week as they added 31.7mb (+5%) in longs and 15.0mb (+11.6%) in

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European Window: Brent Falls To $81.15/bbl

The Mar’25 Brent futures contract weakened further this afternoon, falling from $81.35/bbl at 1200 GMT down to $80.57/bbl at 1600 GMT, before recovering to $81.15/bbl at 1755 GMT (time of writing). Crude oil prices have faced some downward pressure as

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Brent Forecast Review: 17th January 2025

Brent Consolidates Above $80/bbl Brent crude futures maintained their strength above the $80/bbl handle this week, amid supply tightness fears following the Biden administration’s sweeping sanctions targeting the Russian oil industry. As of 13:00 GMT (time of writing), Mar’25 Brent

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European Window: Brent Rangebound At $81.45/bbl

Mar’25 Brent futures saw oscillating price action this afternoon, increasing from $81.20/bbl at 1230 GMT to nearly $82.00/bbl at 1425 GMT, before falling to $80.45/bbl at 1630 and recovering to $81.45/bbl at 1745 GMT (time of writing). In the news

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CFTC Predictor: Brent Bull Run to Slow Down?

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

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European Window: Brent Strengthens To $81.40/bbl

The Mar’25 Brent futures contract saw steady strength this afternoon, rising from just over $80/bbl at 1200 GMT up to this afternoon’s high of $81.60/bbl at 1630 GMT, moderating to $81.40/bbl at 1745 GMT (time of writing). EIA stats released

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LPG Report: Heating Up

The US LPG market has seen a strong start to the year amid colder-than-expected weather. A rally in natural gas futures following Christmas lent support to LPG, with the Feb’25 Mont Belvieu TET propane (C3 LST) rising from under 80c/gal

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