Major downtrend, intermediate downtrend and near-term downtrend for the U.S. dollar index. Why does this matter? One example is the inverse relationship with commodities which are priced is U.S. dollars. This is one factor for the near-term uptrend in the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude.
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The S&P 500® is widely regarded as the best single gauge of large-cap U.S. equities. There is over USD 7.8 trillion benchmarked to the index, with index assets comprising approximately USD 2.2 trillion of this total. The index includes 500 leading companies and captures approximately 80% coverage of available market capitalization.
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I will be publishing more on this topic including individual charts
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The following is an excellent site for research: Natural Gas Weekly Update
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There are two major negative factors affecting the price of WCS and thus increasing the the price differential. The first is new production coming on stream and the second is the pipeline constraint to export WCS to the U.S. market.
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There are over 300 benchmark streams of crude oil produced around the world. The most commonly referenced US benchmark is West Texas Intermediate (WTI), priced out of Cushing, Oklahoma. WTI is lighter and sweeter than the international benchmark, North Sea Brent, which is priced out of Sullom Voe, Scotland.
The two most popular Canadian benchmarks are Canadian Light and Western Canadian Select. WCS is a heavy sour blend while Canadian Light is a light sweet crude, similar in quality to WTI.
Click hear for an explanation of WCS.
This link provides an historical chart of the WCS price differential with WTI.
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Nasdaq Hits a Record
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