The NYMEX futures contracts for WTI crude oil rallied over 25% from Jan. 20 through the end of the month, giving back some of the gains in early February. The question raised is whether this rally ...

During the relief rally staged by markets after the U.S.-China trade deal, the price of gold faltered and now stands 5% below its peak set in the first week of May. Steepening futures contracts and ...

A rough week for stocks is followed up by jolting news developments in Asia. For investors, diversification and periodic rebalancing are important risk management tools. The front end of the VX ...

Commodities prices are set by investors buying and selling contracts for the delivery of raw materials now and in the future. When prices for a given commodity are lower for delivery today than they ...

A rout in the S&P 500 Index has boosted demand for short-term hedges, flipping the Cboe VIX Futures curve into a rare inversion. Traders who had been lining up options to hedge against a steep ...

The oil futures curve, an important gauge of trader bullishness, has strengthened to levels last seen in the early days of the pandemic. (Bloomberg) -- The oil futures curve, an important gauge of ...