Second nearby WTI options settled at 108.2 on Friday (105.5, last Monday) which moved this event into second place behind Gulf War I and ahead of
Supply/demand shocks in charts…
As Andy discussed in the podcast, we are in the midst of a supply AND a demand shock to oil markets.... Here are some charts: The gasoline (RBOB)
Columbia Energy Exchange discusses oil markets…
“In this edition of Columbia Energy Exchange, Jason Bordoff is joined by three experts who study energy markets, geopolitics, and policy to delve into
Carbon futures update…
A couple of days ago, I posted a chart of ICE’s carbon futures contract wondering why it hadn’t reacted to the coronavirus outbreak... Here is an
Historic oil… WSJ
Joe Wallace and David Hodari, WSJ, have a nice quote from Saad Rahim, here... ““This is a once-in-history demand shock being met by a
Oil Volatility Term Structure… CME
The CME’s Volatility Term Structure Tool shows us how high implied vol is on the front end and how much the futures curve is in contango:
Carbon futures update…
Still no collapse... What am I missing:
Tyler Cowen has some thoughts on the virus… Marginal Revolution
Here is Tyler Cowen, Marginal Revolution, with some thoughts on the virus:
Vol update…
WTI options volume was very heavy yesterday, with over 500,00 trading... The unofficial record is close to 700,000 on November 13th, 2018... Implied






