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Reports will not be published on Friday 18 April or Monday 21 April due to Bank Holidays in the UK.

The only exception is the Overnight & Singapore Window report, which will be published as usual on Monday 21 April.

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Dated Brent Report – Strength in Chaos

The Brent futures market was taut in anticipation and volatility last week as the leak of intelligence about the, at the time, looming Israeli strike on Iran meant that the waiting game would have to continue, and there were fewer

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European Window: Brent Falls To $70.60/bbl Level

Jan’25 Brent futures flat price weakened this afternoon, falling from around $71.90/bbl at 12:00 GMT and finding a floor around $70.30/bbl at 15:30 GMT before rising to $70.68/bbl at 17:30 GMT (time of writing). Crude oil prices faced downward pressure

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Gasoline Report: Mo(re)-gas

It was two weeks of retracement for the gasoline complex, with the supply situation improving in the Atlantic Basin. Previously, bullish factors, including supply tightness in the Mediterranean, demand-pull from West Africa (WAF), and US demand, had supported the market.

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Onyx Alpha: Inflection Point

Another week brings another selection of new trade ideas from Onyx Research, this time looking at trades in gasoline and high sulphur fuel oil swaps. Our weekly Onyx Alpha report presents speculative and hedging trades based on technical analysis and

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European Window: Brent Weakens To $71.35/bbl

The Jan’25 Brent futures saw an interesting trend this afternoon as price action initially rose from the $71/bbl level at 13:00 GMT, creating a triple top pattern near $71.90/bbl before falling lower to $71.35/bbl by 17:30 GMT (time of writing).

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Brent Forecast: 28th October 2024

The Market Resets Oil prices finally saw a cooling of the geopolitical risk premia tied to fears of an Israeli attack on Iranian oil and nuclear infrastructure, with the soon-to-be-prompt Jan’25 Brent futures contract falling from a close of $75.62/bbl

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Futures Report: The Geopolitical Waiting Game

In the early hours of Saturday, Israel launched a series of targeted airstrikes on Iranian military targets, killing 4. This move has temporarily eased the oil market’s anxieties, which have been high on Middle Eastern tensions and the geopolitical risk

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CFTC Weekly: Trick or Sweet (Bear)

In the week ending 22 October, Brent and WTI futures both saw relatively rangebound price movements as the market grappled with fluctuating geopolitical risk sentiment and sluggish Chinese oil consumption. In terms of positioning, money managers got increasingly shorter. Until

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European Window: Brent Touches $76.00/bbl

The Dec’24 Brent futures contract saw consistent support this afternoon, moving from $74.88/bbl at 12:00 BST up to $76.00/bbl shortly before 17:00 BST, before weakening slightly to $75.60/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Price action saw upward pressure this

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Trader Meeting Notes: We Need A Reset Button

Dec’24 Brent futures rose from $73.20/bbl at the start of the week to $76.50/bbl on 24 Oct morning but not without volatility. The benchmark crude futures contract shot up to $76/bbl on 22 Oct before selling off the next day

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European Window: Brent Sells-Off To $74.30/bbl

The Dec’24 Brent futures contract initially showed strength this afternoon, trading at $74.60/bbl at 12:00 BST and moving up to $75.70/bbl at 15:20 BST, however, sold-off to $74.80/bbl at 17:20 BST (time of writing). Dec’24 flat price sold-off shortly after

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