Jim Hyerczyk

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• The Two Major Factors Pushing Oil Prices Higher

  Published 19 January 2019 | viewed 42,270 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 13,230 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 17,747 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 24,194 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 12,938 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 21,078 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 17,173 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 42,180 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 9,864 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 6,664 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 17,575 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 13,913 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 28,505 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 22,148 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 8,411 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 8,200 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…

• Oil Prices Trend Upward In “Fragile” Market

  Published 14 September 2018 | viewed 7,398 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures are in a position to close higher for the week. Most of the gains occurred…

• Hedge Funds Turn Bullish Amid Minor Correction

  Published 07 September 2018 | viewed 6,607 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures posted a volatile two-sided trade this week before turning decisively lower for the week. Volume was light at…

• Upside Bias Lifts Oil Prices

  Published 31 August 2018 | viewed 7,376 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to finish the week nearly 5 percent higher although on a weak note due…

• Oil Markets Walk A Tightrope

  Published 24 August 2018 | viewed 7,835 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are trading higher on Friday. The market is also in a position to post a higher close on…