In war scenarios, nearby oil contracts rally faster than deferred ones, steepening backwardation as traders scramble for prompt barrels. Implied volatility jumps, traders buy straddles for big moves, ...

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 ...

This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Long-only commodities investment returns can be attributed to spot, curve and carry components. In this blog ...

Backwardation is the incidence when spot prices exceed futures prices, akin to an inverse yield curve with interest rates and bonds. Among the circumstances that can trigger backwardation with ...

Frontline is significantly undervalued trading at approximately five times Q2 2023 earnings annualized with a dividend yield above 12%. The oil tanker market backdrop remains very constructive to ...

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What has been happening in the Middle East when it comes to markets won’t affect only headlines but could reshape the structure of the oil market from the physical barrel to the far end of the ...