Contango occurs in oversupplied markets, while backwardation reflects undersupplied or tight markets. Since 1985, the crude oil market has been in contango – when near-term prices are lower than ...

When investors trade futures contracts for oil, iron and wheat, they’re helping to establish the market prices for these key commodities. Commodities prices can fluctuate dramatically over short ...

I concluded an April 16, 2026, Barchart article on the crude oil futures market with the following: Expect volatility in crude oil prices over the coming days, weeks, and perhaps months, depending on ...

Oil prices finished lower on Wednesday as uncertainty continued to surround President Donald Trump’s policy moves in the energy sector. Trump’s “drill, baby, drill” mantra suggests the “potential for ...