Oil Rebound! Ready for Energy Surge?

The energy stock market has witnessed a significant surge, with the $Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund(XLE)$ surpassing its 2022 highs. The geopolitical conflicts may push oil prices higher. ------------- What's your target price for oil?

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11-27

WTI Crude Oil Hits Previous Lows Again: Are Buyers Ready to Bottom-Fish?

Two weeks ago, we discussed that WTI crude oil was trading within a range-bound market, making it suitable for selling weekly WTI put options below the prior low of $55 or holding a short WTI futures position combined with selling weekly put options to construct a covered put strategy for this environment. Investors without access to futures or options can consider energy or crude oil ETFs as an alternative.Bearish Crude Reports Trigger a Sharp Selloff: How to Use Options to Trade a Choppy Market？Since then, WTI crude oil has continued to oscillate and weaken, but it has not yet broken below the $55 level, confirming the effectiveness of the previous strategy. Recently, the price volatility has increased, and WTI crude
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WTI Crude Oil Hits Previous Lows Again: Are Buyers Ready to Bottom-Fish?
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11-13

Bearish Crude Reports Trigger a Sharp Selloff: How to Use Options to Trade a Choppy Market？

Ahead of OPEC’s monthly market analysis and the IEA’s annual energy outlook this week, WTI steadied after three straight up days, signaling a shift from chasing strength to waiting on new data. Traders are focused on Wednesday night’s OPEC release and the forthcoming IEA outlook.​ $WTI原油主连 2512(CLmain)$ Curve signalsThe WTI term structure has seen the spread between far-month and near-month contracts narrow markedly, a classic sign that inventories are moving from tight toward looser in the physical market. Since the October 20 bottom in WTI, far-month vs near-month spread have kept compressing, implying faltering buy interest in near-month and a supply backdrop shifting from tight to more ample. Throughout the year, worries about a “large sur
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Bearish Crude Reports Trigger a Sharp Selloff: How to Use Options to Trade a Choppy Market？
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09-29

Celebrate National Day, stay alert to market moves

The cheerful National Day holiday arrives next week—wishing a happy break to all! For financial markets, however, long holidays often mean that volatility accumulates, and for domestic markets the post‑holiday session is frequently highly turbulent, making the long breaks—Spring Festival and National Day—the two recurring hurdles investors must face each year. Since 2020, every major Chinese holiday has tended to coincide with outsized, unexpected swings in overseas markets, leading to large gaps at the domestic open and even limit‑up or limit‑down moves. For domestic volatility to intensify, it often implies that overseas markets move one‑way during the National Day break, which could present a decent short‑term trading window for investors focused on overseas assets.Will October nonfarm
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Celebrate National Day, stay alert to market moves
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06-20

Middle East Tensions Fuel Oil Price Surge, but Caution Is Advised for Chasing Highs

Recently, the geopolitical situation in the Middle East has intensified rapidly, with renewed conflict between Israel and Iran sparking concerns over potential disruptions to Middle Eastern crude oil supply. As a result, international oil prices have experienced sharp volatility and significant gains. For example, on the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the price of the August WTI crude oil contract surged to as high as $75.50 per barrel, currently hovering around $73. A market that was previously characterized by oversupply has now witnessed a short-term boost due to fears of supply constraints.However, whether the oil market can sustain its rebound—and how high this recovery might reach—ultimately depends on the progression of the Israeli-Iranian conflict. If hostilities further esc
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Middle East Tensions Fuel Oil Price Surge, but Caution Is Advised for Chasing Highs