Some commentators see in the backwardation of oil futures an indication that the market expects spot prices to fall. In theory, futures prices should be good predictors, but in practice, this doesn't ...
Contango, Backwardation, and the Futures Curve From informedtrades.com Video lesson covering the futures price curve and what Contango and Backwardation are, relevant topics for both the futures ...
When investors trade futures contracts for oil, iron and wheat, they’re helping to establish the market prices for these key commodities. Commodities prices can fluctuate dramatically over short ...
The Brent Crude futures curve flipped into backwardation this week, signaling expectations of tight prompt supply for the first time in a month, as the market started pricing in the renewed ...
A natural gas pipeline, representative of the critical infrastructure managed by midstream energy companies, forms the backbone of investments for funds like the ...
It's well known that long volatility Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) like the iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX), the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), and the ...
This article was written by Jim Wiederhold, Commodity Indices Product Manager at Bloomberg. Long-only commodities investment returns can be attributed to spot, curve and carry components. In this blog ...