Daily Trade Ideas: 07/08/2024
Long sep dfl After weakening down to lows of around -13c yesterday, we think there is opportunity to look to fade the weakness and take a small long position today on the sep dfl Short Sep 380 crack After seeing
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Overnight & Singapore Window: Brent Rallies to $77.50/bbl
The October Brent futures flat price saw a supported performance on Wednesday morning, climbing by over $1 since 08:30 BST from $76.40/bbl to $77.50/bbl by 11:30 BST (time of writing). Price action is testing the $77.50/bbl resistance level, where the market failed to break on two separate occasions on the 2nd and 6th of August. According to the Petroleum Planning & Analysis Cell (PPAC), India’s oil demand rose by 7.4% y/y to 19.652 million tonnes in July. In contrast…
Dated Brent Report – Totsa, It’s Hammer Time
All hell broke loose this week as the Bears came in with a bang. The Dated Brent market was not immune to the chaos that ran amok global financial markets at large. The poor US jobs reading was the tinderbox that catalysed the worldwide sell-off, and a bloodbath ensued. For our readers outside of Japan, it is one less bowl of ramen or can of Strong Zero on your upcoming trip to the land of the rising sun as investors unwound their carry trades, prompting a mass exodus from the Nikkei.
Gasoline Report: Arb-n’t you glad you didn’t short?
The gasoline market continues to float without direction, riddled with illiquidity as players lament and let go of all hope for the summer. EBOB cracks have been particularly hit this fortnight due to Europe losing the New York Harbor as a demand outlet as demand for gasoline becomes increasingly muted.
European Window: Brent Jumps to $77/bbl
The October Brent futures flat price saw better support on Tuesday afternoon, finding a springboard of $75.60/bbl before gapping up to $77/bbl before coming off to $76.62/bbl by 17:30 BST (time of writing). The US Department of Energy announced two solicitations to purchase oil for the SPR, 1.5mb for delivery into the Bayou Choctaw site and 2.0mb for the Bryan Mound site, both in January 2025. Libya’s NOC said on Tuesday that it is gradually reducing production from the Sharara field, citing force majeure due to protests in the area.
Onyx Alpha: Would Jul-like to hear how our trades did?
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Overnight & Singapore Window: Brent Weakens to $76.20/bbl
The Oct’24 Brent futures contract witnessed a morning of two halves. We initially saw the benchmark crude futures contract firm up to $80.40/bbl at 09:00 BST but saw these gains fade amid a sell-off to $79.75/bbl as of 11:20 BST (time of writing).
Oil Monthly Report: Truth Will Out in Prices
The oil market was no wiser in July when it came to the fundamental outlook and particularly global oil demand growth this year.
European Window: Brent Rises to $76.65/bbl
The October Brent futures flat price has been decimated this afternoon, falling from $79.70/bbl at 12:10 BST to a low of $76.75/bbl at 15:40 BST, before it retraced marginally up to $76.90/bbl by 17:30 BST (time of writing).
CFTC Weekly: The Futures Not So Bright…?
It was a risk-off week in the global crude benchmarks as money managers reduced long positions and added short positions. Preceded by five consecutive weeks of increases, long positions declined by 46.9mb (-8%). Meanwhile, short positions increased by 12mb (+8%). As a result, net positioning fell by 59.0mb (-13.8%), the largest rate in two months, while the long:short ratio fell from 4.03:1.00 to 3.41:1.00. The rate of sales was fuelled by the reversal of sentiment in WTI futures following the expiry of the Aug’24 contract. Global crude oil flat prices came off last week, with Brent crucially finding support at the $80/bbl level.