Bullish DOE Report Causes Futures Slide

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A few days away from the "official" start of the driving season saw gas prices tumble.... Or at least that what the news outlets will be saying.  Futures corrected today as the DOE report showed a strong 3mbl build while the Trade expected 1m gallon draw.  Distillates and Crude were somewhat bearish showing draws of 1.1mbl and 338k respectively.    Losses could have been much steeper, but selling appeared to be tempered by the fact that most believe the FED will continue stimulus measures until a clear sign of economic improvements.  The assumption is that should the FED start to pull back their measures, it could cause a significant sell off as people get rid of long positions.  HEAT still seems content be range bound between 3.10 and 2.75, with a tighter range of 2.85 to 2.95.  At the close, Crude fell $1.90 to $94.28, RBOB lost .0264 to $2.8194 and HEAT took the brunt of the hit dropping .0554 to $2.8736, which is surprising since the builds were seen in Gas.

 

 

RBOB Close
      CLOSE            CHANGE
JUN    2.8194       -.0264
JUL    2.8122       -.0257
AUG    2.7950       -.0252
SEP    2.7705       -.0260
OCT    2.6332       -.0273
NOV    2.6060       -.0283
HEAT Close
      CLOSE            CHANGE
JUN    2.8736       -.0554
JUL    2.8687       -.0506
AUG    2.8753       -.0472
SEP    2.8844       -.0447
OCT    2.8925       -.0426
NOV    2.8976       -.0408
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