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Cold Snap…

It has been an astounding couple of weeks in the oil market with no shortage of drama, and the stage is set for a volatile conclusion to November. Just like the cold snap in Europe, Brent crude flat price and

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Will Gasoline Save Crude?

To say the least, Q4 has been a volatile quarter so far for the gasoline complex, with prices for the crack spread seeing a U-shaped trend. Weakening US fundamentals on the back of increasing RINs supply was one of the

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Heating Oil Makes Its Debut

In this week’s edition of our CFTC report, Heating Oil is making its first appearance, with it dominated by a risk off attitude. Crude saw bearish sentiment continue in both Brent and WTI, whilst Gasoil and RBOB futures took a

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Market Shift as OPEC+ Meeting Approaches

Daily net flows in Jan Brent/Dubai have been heavily skewed toward the sell-side from the middle of November with the 7-day trading split sitting 30:70 on a long:short basis. Market dynamics are tentative as the looming OPEC+ meeting dominates sentiment,

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A look into the future(s)

This week we see our favourite futures remain in neutral territory, awaiting with bated breath the decisions of OPEC+’s delayed meeting. Despite the shift in de-risking seen in Brent, the past week has shown increasing correlation between the crude complex

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Trader Meeting Notes

Brent’s having a Black Friday Sale!

Halloween’s long gone but the oil market’s still busy spooking investors away with Brent prices diving to four-month lows and spreads currently in their contango era. Everyone’s debating the trajectory of oil demand over the next year with weak economic

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To Trade or Not to Trade? – Ask Alpha

With Thanksgiving Day around the corner, it is best not to count your turkeys! Poorer liquidity in the US could lead to volatility in prices and with OPEC+ set to meet this Sunday, the market is full of opportunities.

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The highs but mostly lows of Crude

Despite the heavy weakness recorded in crude last week, both Brent and WTI flat prices strengthened with Brent back into $80/bbl-category. With our latest CFTC report, we analyse latest CFTC and ICE COT data on Brent, WTI, Gasoil and RBOB

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Trader Meeting Notes

Brent, are you down down down down down?

This week in Brent a zig-zag with more lows than highs, taking everything else down the barrel along on this rollercoaster ride. Read what Onyx’s traders have to say about it in this week’s Trader Meeting Notes.

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Speculators Stoke the Flames in HSFO Market Surge

We have seen strength in HSFO market recently with the European benchmark experiencing a robust ascent. Notably, the front crack has now reached -$12/bbl handles, indicating a notable shift in market dynamics having failed to find much traction last week.

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Gearing Up For Volatility

OPEC has once again seized the spotlight with their latest proclamation on November 13. In a bold assertion, they’re pinning the recent crude oil price rollercoaster squarely on the shoulders of speculators. These market maestros, according to OPEC, have been

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