Jim Hyerczyk

Latest articles from Jim

• Bullish Forecasts Support Crude Prices

  Published 12 August 2022 | viewed 10,193 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday, but are still in a position to finish higher for the week. Today’s…

• Selling Pressure Increases In Oil Markets

  Published 08 April 2022 | viewed 1,500 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is trading flat on Friday as it heads to a second straight weekly loss. The week started out promising…

• New Lockdowns In Asia Spark Oil Demand Concerns

  Published 23 April 2021 | viewed 3,701 times

  The week got off to a promising start with prices hitting their highest level since March 18 after Libya declared force majeure on exports from…

• Oil Prices Rally Towards $60

  Published 05 February 2021 | viewed 5,074 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures rose to their highest levels in nearly a year on Friday with Brent traders zeroing in on the…

• Coronavirus: Is The Worst Still To Come For Oil?

  Published 31 January 2020 | viewed 16,564 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday, however, momentum is clearly to the downside as traders continue…

• Oil Set To Move Higher As Markets Await Iranian Retaliation

  Published 03 January 2020 | viewed 22,812 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures hit their highest levels since April on Friday after the killing of a top Iranian…

• What’s Behind The Bounce In Oil Prices?

  Published 22 November 2019 | viewed 30,349 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading at their highest level since September 17 on Friday. The market is also in a position…

• Short Covering Halts Oil Price Rout

  Published 04 October 2019 | viewed 14,774 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to close lower for the week, but a rally on Friday…

• Long Speculator Exodus Sinks Crude Oil

  Published 19 July 2019 | viewed 13,586 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are inching higher on Friday, but a steep sell-off earlier in the week has solidified a weekly lower…

• Oil Is Gaining Momentum As Bullish Forces Increase

  Published 12 July 2019 | viewed 14,222 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil futures are trading higher early Friday and in a position to post a gain for the week despite the release…

• Downward Momentum Is Building For Oil

  Published 31 May 2019 | viewed 19,561 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday amid an escalation of geopolitical events that have raised concerns…

• Can The Bull Run In Oil Markets Continue?

  Published 17 May 2019 | viewed 13,590 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international benchmark Brent crude oil futures are on track for their first weekly gains this month, while moving into a…

• Top Heavy Oil Markets Continue To Rally

  Published 20 April 2019 | viewed 11,920 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil managed to eke-out a small gain for the holiday-shortened week, but the volatile, two-sided price action…

• Traders In Limbo As Mounting Uncertainty Pulls Oil In All Directions

  Published 13 April 2019 | viewed 12,113 times

  Crude oil prices are expected to finish the week higher, but the price action late in the week suggests the market may be getting a…

• The Oil Rally Is Set To Continue

  Published 30 March 2019 | viewed 36,754 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures surged to a new high for the year this week. The markets are being underpinned…

• Flurry Of Bearish News Sends Oil Lower

  Published 23 March 2019 | viewed 18,108 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday, threatening to erase this week’s gains just one day after…

• Oil Markets In Limbo Ahead Of OPEC Meeting

  Published 16 March 2019 | viewed 24,259 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to settle the week higher after hitting new highs for the…

• Bearish Economic News Weighs On Crude

  Published 09 March 2019 | viewed 13,263 times

  A combination of bearish economic events is weighing on crude oil futures on Friday, putting the markets in a position to finish the week lower.…

• Rebound Rally In Oil Is Still Gaining Momentum

  Published 02 March 2019 | viewed 19,899 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures proved to be resilient this week, rebounding from a steep sell-off early in the week to post a…

• Expect A Correction As Oil Reaches ‘Profit Targets’

  Published 23 February 2019 | viewed 32,752 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are grinding higher at the end of the week as they head toward major upside…