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The May LST/FEI Arb declined from approximately -$180/mt on Apr 10 to below -$198/mt on Apr 24, driven by weaknesses in LST and strengths in FEI.
The May LST/FEI Arb declined from approximately -$180/mt on Apr 10 to below -$198/mt on Apr 24, driven by weaknesses in LST and strengths in FEI.
The ICE Brent Futures contract has seen a slight correction down this morning, trading from $88.60/bbl handles around 08:00 BST to $88.10/bbl around 10:20 BST.
A choppy Tuesday for crude flat price as Brent came off from highs of $88.21/bbl this morning, coming off to lows of $86.06/bbl at 13:50 BST before steadily rallying to $88/bbl levels by 17:00 BST.
The May Brent/Dubai recorded a feeble fortnight amid prices coming off from a high of $1.10/bbl on Apr 12 to sub-zero territory less than a week later with the move downwards exacerbated by players stopping out of length.
This past fortnight has seen a rejuvenated naphtha complex in both regions, with Eastern structure the slightly better performer.
After a prolonged period of weakness following the first week of April, Dated structure staged a recovery from April 18 after finding the floor.
With another week comes a fresh slew of trade ideas by Onyx Research.
The prompt Brent futures contract has seen a mixed morning, initially trading sideways around $87.25/bbl before surging upwards to peak at $88.19/bbl at 08:30 BST and subsequently correcting back down to $87.07/bbl at 10:00 BST…
The Jun Brent futures contract continued to see choppy price action into the afternoon, predominantly oscillating within the range of $85.95/bbl and $86.80/bbl.
Technical indicators show that Brent futures saw RSI correct from the overbought territory whilst the Bollinger bands have maintained their width despite lower price action, indicating consistent volatility levels.