WTI Crude Oil

Some seasonal trends are counter-intuitive. The price of crude oil is falling despite the start of the heating season in the fall.  Would you have known?

Manche saisonale Verläufe sind gegen jede Intuition. So fällt der Rohölpreis trotz der beginnenden Heizsaison im Herbst.  Hätten Sie es gewusst?

Oil stocks used to be an easy investment choice due to a booming world population and the globalized economy's hunger for fossil fuels. Today, the oil and gas industry is much less stable. Recent surplus of crude oil and natural gas, as well as irregular demand patterns, have made the energy sector lag behind the broader stock market.

Article in German Dear Investor, Similar to many other market observers you may be expecting a seasonal rally in the crude oil price on account of the start of the heating season in autumn. After all, energy consumption will increase…

PDF download Dear Investor, In commodities trading, seasonality is quite a popular tool – and rightly so! For example, agricultural commodities are often cheaper after the harvest than before the harvest. Natural gas that is difficult to store tends to…