Jim Hyerczyk

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• The Next Major Catalyst For Oil Prices

  Published 27 April 2018 | viewed 8,622 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil is trading lower early Friday, putting the market in a position to close lower for the week. There is…

• WTI Trending Up Despite Pullback

  Published 20 April 2018 | viewed 5,258 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures spiked to their highest level since late 2014 early this week before backing away on profit-taking. The long-term…

• Oil Traders Forget Fundamentals, Focus On Geopolitics

  Published 13 April 2018 | viewed 7,013 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate is in a position to post a strong gain this week. The short-term fundamentals continue to be supportive as bullish traders…

• Trade War Game Confuses Oil Investors

  Published 06 April 2018 | viewed 4,812 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to close lower for the week. Some of the selling pressure was generated by…

• Fragile Oil Markets Stabilize On Two-Sided Trading

  Published 30 March 2018 | viewed 4,992 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil posted a two-sided trade this week before closing lower. This week’s trade pitted the bullish traders,…

• Oil Prices Rise On Bullish Inventory Data

  Published 23 March 2018 | viewed 6,319 times

  Only a week ago, crude oil seemed poised to move lower. At that time, hedge fund liquidation and rising U.S. production were driving the price…

• Oil Markets Set For A Major Move To The Downside

  Published 16 March 2018 | viewed 8,661 times

  The major theme this week has been the potential for rising supply to overwhelm the expected gains in crude demand for 2018. This notion was…

• Bearish Factors Are Piling Up For Crude

  Published 09 March 2018 | viewed 10,609 times

  May West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to finish lower for a second week. The fundamentals are bearish and the weekly…

• Strong Dollar, Trump’s Steel Tariffs Keep Oil Subdued

  Published 02 March 2018 | viewed 10,171 times

  April West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are set to close about 4 percent lower this week, its first weekly loss since the week-ending February…

• Oil Prices Supported By Shrinking Inventories

  Published 23 February 2018 | viewed 6,758 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international-benchmark Brent crude oil futures traded in a sideways-to-lower range early in the week, but momentum shifted on Thursday, driving…

• The Dollar Decides The Fate Of Oil Markets… For Now

  Published 16 February 2018 | viewed 8,656 times

  April West Texas Intermediate futures rebounded early this week after sellers failed to take out the previous week’s low. Last week, the market finished with…

• Oil Market Wipeout Is Set To Continue

  Published 09 February 2018 | viewed 12,768 times

  Crude oil futures are being hit hard the week-ending February 9. Both U.S. West Texas Intermediate and international favorite Brent crude oil futures have trended…

• What’s Driving WTI?

  Published 02 February 2018 | viewed 9,883 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures posted a volatile two-sided trade this week before moving to within striking distance of its three-year high on…

• Can Oil Hold At $70?

  Published 26 January 2018 | viewed 7,781 times

  March West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil March U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures continued to climb this week, aided by another drop in U.S.…

• Is This Small Correction In Oil Something To Worry About?

  Published 19 January 2018 | viewed 7,095 times

  Despite crossing to the strong side of a long-term 50% level earlier in the week to extend the rally, the price action late in the…

• A Correction For WTI Is In The Making

  Published 12 January 2018 | viewed 9,585 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil surged to the upside on Monday, setting a bullish tone for the week. The catalysts behind the price action…

• Crude Oil Is Approaching A Major Retracement Zone

  Published 05 January 2018 | viewed 12,516 times

  U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude oil finished 2017 higher in what can best be described as a volatile two-sided trade. After trending lower from January…

• The New-Year Sell Off In Oil

  Published 22 December 2017 | viewed 11,554 times

  Volatility has been low this week with market liquidity drying up ahead of the Christmas and New Year breaks, but the U.S. West Texas Intermediate…

• Are Markets Turning Bearish On Crude?

  Published 15 December 2017 | viewed 10,658 times

  Volatility dominated the crude oil futures markets this week as traders were hit with both potentially bullish and potentially bearish news. Traders reacted according, first…

• When To Expect The Next Big Move In Oil?

  Published 08 December 2017 | viewed 12,243 times

  January West Texas Intermediate crude oil futures are in a position to close stronger on Friday, but the move isn’t expected to be enough to…