FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 21 | History Defined

Corn Holding Higher at Midday

Corn futures are trading with 2 to 3 cent gains across most contracts on Wednesday. The CmdtyView national average Cash Corn price is up 2 3/4 cents at $4.09. EIA data from this morning showed ethanol production in the week ending on January 2 slowing 22,000 barrels per day wk/wk...

Barchart · Jan 7

Crude Prices Tumble on Prospects that Venezuelan Crude Will Continue to Flow

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is closed down -0.81 (-1.42%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is down -0.007 (-0.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices are under pressure today, with crude falling to a 2-week low. Crude prices tumbled today after the US lifted sanctions on Venezuelan crude...

Barchart · Jan 7

Crude Prices Retreat on Dollar Strength and Energy Demand Concerns

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Tuesday closed down -1.19 (-2.04%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed down -0.0194 (-1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance on Tuesday and sold off sharply as the dollar strengthened. Crude prices also retreated amid concerns about energy...

Barchart · Jan 6

Crude Rallies as OPEC+ Keeps Output Levels Unchanged in Q1

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is up +0.88 (+1.54%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is up +0.0192 (+1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices recovered from early losses today and are sharply higher after OPEC+ on Sunday stuck with its plans to pause an increase in the group's...

Barchart · Jan 5

Crude Prices Pressured by Concerns About a Global Oil Glut

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Friday closed down -0.10 (-0.17%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed down -0.0168 (-0.08%). Crude oil and gasoline prices tumbled to 2-week lows on Friday on expectations for a record global supply surplus. Both the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the US...

Barchart · Jan 2

Nat-Gas Prices Fall on Above-Normal US Weather Forecasts

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26 ) on Friday closed down -0.068 (-1.84%), Feb nat-gas prices extended this week's sell-off on Friday to a 2.25-month nearest-futures low. Nat-gas prices retreated as warmer-than-normal US weather forecasts for mid-January could reduce nat-gas heating demand and boost storage levels. Forecaster Atmospheric G2 said Friday...

Barchart · Jan 2

Crude Prices Decline on Expectations of a Record Global Oil Surplus

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is down -0.61 (-1.06%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is down -0.0253 (-1.48%). Crude oil and gasoline prices tumbled to 2-week lows today on expectations for a record global supply surplus. Both the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the US government see...

Barchart · Jan 2

Crude Prices Fall on Abundant Supplies and Dollar Strength

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.53 (-0.91%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) closed down -0.0180 (-1.04%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance and retreated on Wednesday on a mostly bearish weekly EIA inventory report. Also, Wednesday's rally in the dollar...

Barchart · Dec 31, 2025

Nat-Gas Prices Plunge on Ample Supplies and Warm US Temps

February Nymex natural gas (NGG26 ) on Wednesday closed down -0.286 (-7.20%), Feb nat-gas sold off sharply to a 2-month nearest-futures low on Wednesday after weekly storage levels fell less than expected. The EIA reported Wednesday that nat-gas inventories fell -38 bcf for the week ended December 26, a smaller...

Barchart · Dec 31, 2025

Crude Prices Erase Early Gains on a Bearish EIA Inventory Report

February WTI crude oil (CLG26 ) today is down -0.03 (-0.05%), and February RBOB gasoline (RBG26 ) is down -0.0196 (-1.13%). Crude oil and gasoline prices gave up an early advance and turned lower today on a mostly bearish weekly EIA inventory report. Also, today's rally in the dollar index...

Barchart · Dec 31, 2025