Jim Hyerczyk

Latest articles from Jim

• How Long Will This Oil Rally Last?

  Published 16 February 2019 | viewed 52,063 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday and for the week for a number of reasons, mostly…

• Demand Concerns Drive Oil Markets

  Published 09 February 2019 | viewed 14,286 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate oil futures are trading lower for the week, putting the market in a position to post a potentially bearish technical closing…

• Momentum Is Building For Oil

  Published 02 February 2019 | viewed 34,142 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday with the market hovering slightly below highs not seen since November 21. The…

• Crude Rally On Hold

  Published 26 January 2019 | viewed 29,354 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday, however, the market is still in a position to close lower for the…

• The Two Major Factors Pushing Oil Prices Higher

  Published 19 January 2019 | viewed 43,007 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday, putting both markets in a position to close higher for…

• Profit Taking Ends Massive Rally In Crude

  Published 12 January 2019 | viewed 13,530 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading lower on Friday after hitting their highest level since December 7 earlier in the session. Profit-taking…

• Bullish News Underpins Oil

  Published 05 January 2019 | viewed 18,571 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday and are in a position to close higher for the…

• Oil Markets Brace For A Rebound

  Published 30 December 2018 | viewed 24,886 times

  Crude oil and natural gas futures are sharing a similar pattern this week. Both markets reached their lows early on before sitting in a range…

• High Volatility Christmas Trading Forces Crude Lower

  Published 22 December 2018 | viewed 13,298 times

  Christmas and New Year’s Week usually feature low-volume, low-volatility moves in the energy complex, but this year may be different because of the bear market…

• Natural Gas Plunges As Oil Prices Consolidate

  Published 15 December 2018 | viewed 21,667 times

  It was a pretty uneventful week in the crude oil market with prices consolidating as investors continued to digest the previous week’s decision by an…

• Is The OPEC Deal The Start Of A New Rally In Oil?

  Published 09 December 2018 | viewed 17,841 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil soared on Friday as investors breathe a sigh of relief as OPEC and its partners decided to cut 1.2…

• Are Oil Markets About To Turn Around?

  Published 02 December 2018 | viewed 43,359 times

  Despite hitting its lowest level in over a year earlier in the week, crude oil is showing signs of stabilizing. This is perhaps an early…

• High Volatility In Oil & Gas Continues

  Published 22 November 2018 | viewed 10,174 times

  Thanksgiving week usually features low-volume, low-volatility moves in the energy complex, but so far in this holiday-shortened week, we have seen none of that with…

• Expert Commentary: A Record Setting Week In Energy

  Published 18 November 2018 | viewed 6,928 times

  It was a record setting week in the energy complex with crude oil posting one of its biggest declines since the price collapse in 2014…

• Natural Gas Soars As Crude Enters Bear Market

  Published 10 November 2018 | viewed 18,146 times

  This week has been the tale of two markets. One being driven lower by a gradual shift in the fundamentals to bearish, the other driven…

• Crude Recovery Hinges On U.S.-China Trade Deal

  Published 04 November 2018 | viewed 14,293 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures opened the new month under pressure, continuing the assault on prices that began on the third day of…

• The Real Reason For The Big Sell Off In Oil

  Published 28 October 2018 | viewed 30,315 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil futures are set to finish lower for the third straight week. What began as a simple pullback in a…

• Can We Expect A Rebound Rally Next Week?

  Published 21 October 2018 | viewed 22,742 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and International-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday after a steep sell-off the past two sessions. The markets…

• Why The Oil Rally Is Slowing Down

  Published 28 September 2018 | viewed 8,906 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to post solid gains for the week. The market continue to…

• Determining The Sweet Spot For Crude Oil

  Published 21 September 2018 | viewed 8,509 times

  U.S. November West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark December Brent crude oil are poised to close higher for the week. Furthermore, both futures contracts are in…