CL WTI crude oil
WTI crude oil, USD per barrel, pooled from 24/7 venue perps.
What matters nowUpdated 4 days ago
- Hurricane Isaias shut in about 62.9% of current Gulf of Mexico oil output on October 8, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season 1, while crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz fell 27% from their wartime high to at least 10.1 million bpd in the week before October 9 2.
- CL was quoted at $91.885 at 11:53 UTC on October 13, down 0.75% from a previous close of $92.58; this is a pooled 24/7 venue price, not an exchange settlement. Recent moves have no written explanation yet: CL rose 6.25% on September 10 and fell 4.86% on September 11, with 3 as the only candidate cause linked, and it also fell 4.35% on September 29.
- Fundamentals and insider data are unavailable for CL, so no growth, margin or valuation figures can be given; pooled venue positioning shows open interest of $418.0 million, 24-hour volume of $1.13 billion across 8 venues and an 8-hour funding rate of -0.0365%.
- OPEC+ kept required output flat for November at 31.01 million bpd, extending the October pause 4, and the seven-country meeting to set December output is confirmed for November 1, 2026 at 16:00 UTC, with no consensus figure found in the source.
- The September CPI release is due October 14, 2026 at 12:30 UTC, followed by the September PPI and Advance Retail Sales on October 15, 2026 at 12:30 UTC.
Reuters (via BOE Report) · Oct 8
Oilprice.com · Oct 9
Onmanorama · Sep 9
Nairametrics · Oct 4
Positions as of Oct 12, 2026 (futures only, long minus short contracts; the managed money class, history since 2015). Published by the CFTC, usually the following Friday. Source: CFTC Commitments of Traders ↗
Every venue
| Venue | Price | vs pool | 24h vol | Open int. | Funding 8h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binance perp CLUSDT · just now | 99.04 | +0.01% | $703.1M | $303.2M | 0.0000% |
| hyperliquid perp xyz:CL · just now | 98.92 | −0.11% | $142.8M | $153.4M | -0.0619% |
| bitget perp CLUSDT · just now | 98.98 | −0.06% | $75.2M | $66.1M | 0.0000% |
| lighter perp 145 · just now | 98.91 | −0.12% | $11.1M | $4.6M | -0.0336% |
| aster perp CLUSDT · 1 min ago | 99.03 | −0.01% | $5.8M | $2.0M | 0.0000% |
| dydx perp WTI-USD · just now | 98.83 | −0.20% | $3.5K | $23.7K | 0.0000% |
| okx perp CL-USDT-SWAP · stale | 98.94 | −0.10% | $140.0M | $53.0M | -0.0358% |
| bybit perp CLUSDT · stale | 98.99 | −0.05% | $99.5M | $28.8M | -0.0279% |
| hyperliquid perp km:USOIL · stale | — | — | — | — | — |
| hyperliquid perp flx:OIL · stale | — | — | — | — | — |
| hyperliquid perp cash:WTI · stale | — | — | — | — | — |
Pooled price = volume-weighted median of venues within 2% of each other. Venue markets for stocks, indices and gold are 24/7 perpetual contracts; they track but are not the official exchange price.
Open interest, 120 days
US$ millions, all venues
Funding, 120 days
Annualised %, OI-weighted. Positive: longs pay shorts.
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US retail sales rise 0.8% in September, beating the 0.4% forecast, after a gain of more than 1% in August
Advance retail sales rose 0.8% in September, double the 0.4% economists expected, though slower than August's gain of more than 1%.
September CPI rises 0.6% on the month and 3.7% on the year, above the 3.6% forecast; core up 0.3% m/m
US consumer prices rose 0.6% in September and 3.7% from a year earlier, up from 3.4% in August and a touch above the 3.6% economists expected.
Crude flows through Hormuz fall 27% from wartime high to at least 10.1 million bpd
Kpler data cited by Oilprice.com showed crude crossing the Strait of Hormuz fell 27% from its wartime high the week before, to at least 10.1 million barrels per day.
Hurricane Isaias shuts about 63% of US Gulf oil output and 57% of gas
A US offshore regulator reported on October 8 that about 62.9% of current Gulf of Mexico oil output and 57.4% of gas output had been shut in ahead of Hurricane Isaias, the first hurricane of the 2026 Atlantic season.
Trump says US will not attack Iran before November 3 midterms; oil falls
In a Truth Social post on the evening of October 8, Trump said the US would not attack Iran before the November 3 midterm elections and that talks with Tehran were productive.
Nasdaq drops 1.3% in whipsaw session as oil prices rise and yields swing
Markets were unsettled on October 8 as oil prices climbed and stocks swung through sharp reversals.
Attacks on Hormuz tankers in week to October 5 hit highest weekly count of the Iran war
Reuters, citing three maritime security sources, reported at least 12 attacks on oil, LNG and LPG tankers around the Strait of Hormuz in the week from September 28 to October 5.
EIA: total US petroleum stocks ex-SPR fall 6.9 million barrels in week to October 2
The EIA weekly data for the week ending October 2, 2026, shows total US petroleum stocks excluding the Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell 6.9 million barrels to 1,237.4 million barrels, a decline of 0.6%.
Saudi Aramco unexpectedly cuts November Arab Light price to Asia by $3
Saudi Aramco set the November official selling price for Arab Light to Asia at $5 a barrel below the Oman/Dubai average, down from a $2 discount, a cut of $3.
OPEC+ holds November output flat at 31.01 million bpd, extending October pause
The seven participating OPEC+ countries kept their September 2026 required production for November, extending the October pause.
Two more tankers struck near Hormuz, bringing the week's total to six
UKMTO reported that a Kuwaiti crude tanker, the Kazimah III, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz on October 1 and that a Panama-flagged crude tanker was struck while outbound on the evening of October 2.
Iran says it attacked 10 ships near Hormuz after US sinks five Iranian oil tankers
The US military said it destroyed five Iranian oil tankers overnight into 9 September, and Iran responded by saying it had attacked 10 ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent rises to $95.92 as renewed Hormuz hostilities keep tankers away
Front-month ICE Brent rose $1.15 to $95.92 a barrel at 09:00 GMT on September 3 as renewed hostilities kept commercial vessels out of the Strait of Hormuz.
Brent climbs toward $85 as tanker attacks and US strikes stall Hormuz traffic
Brent traded at $85.02 a barrel on July 14, up about 2% from the prior close, with a session high of $87.39.
EIA: US petroleum exports hit record 13.6 mb/d in April
EIA reported that total US petroleum exports reached a record 13.6 million barrels per day in April 2026, about 15% above the March record.