Neil Crosby, an analyst with Sparta, said the relatively small movements in oil prices suggest the market believes there is a low risk of a larger conflict between the U.S. and Venezuela.

Petroleum futures were trading higher near midday Monday on what appears to be "risk-on" day as U.S. equities and precious metals were posting sharp gains in the wake of the U.S. attack against ...

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Missile-lobbing between Israel and Iran has created rarely seen bullish conditions in the oil market. The “skew” of three-month call options on West Texas Intermediate crude futures contracts—a ...

Oil futures were giving back most of Monday's gains near midday Tuesday on some optimism that a ceasefire may be reached between Russia and Ukraine. Overall volumes, however, were light. Most of the ...

Oil and gasoline futures were adding to Monday's gains at midday Tuesday, though gasoline contracts appeared to be starting to bump up against some resistance levels. Distillate futures, however, were ...

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