Crude Oil Futures: Further rangebound on the cards

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

CME Group’s flash data for Crude Oil futures markets saw open interest shrinking for the sixth consecutive session at the beginning of the week, now by around 14.7K contracts. In the same line, volume receded for the second straight session, now by around 705K contracts.

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Pablo Piovano

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Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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