Most traders spend their time analyzing charts. Spread traders should spend more time analyzing forward curves. While outright traders focus on the price of a single futures contract, spread traders ...

Term structure is a real-time indicator of supply and demand factors. Backwardation in WTI futures - three reasons. Brent backwardation is a bit narrower - two reasons. Iran could tighten Brent fast.

If oil had a face right now, it would be grinning awkwardly—and Morgan Stanley can’t look away. According to the bank’s latest note, the Brent crude forward curve has twisted itself into a bizarre ...

Several European forward curve contracts reached record highs in afternoon trading on Wednesday as gas and carbon contracts climbed and German utility Uniper announced a 12.3 billion euro loss. [NG/EU ...

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Morgan Stanley analysts have identified an unprecedented “smile” structure in Brent Crude’s (CO1:COM) forward curve, with backwardation in the first nine months and contango beyond, signaling ...