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Russia’s Role in Global Oil Markets: Sanctions, Shadow Fleet, and Market Impact
Russia’s role in global oil markets is one of the most consequential and contested stories in energy since the war in Ukraine…
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Saudi Arabia as Swing Producer: Strategy, Spare Capacity, and Market Power
Of all the concepts in global oil markets, the “swing producer” is probably the most important and the least precisely understood. Traders…
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Natural Gas Volatility: Causes, Seasonal Patterns, and Trading Opportunities
If you’ve traded equities or even crude oil for years and then step into natural gas trading for the first time, the…
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Hedging Natural Gas Price Exposure: Producers, Utilities, and Traders
Hedging natural gas price exposure is one of the most practically important topics in energy markets, and also one of the most…
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Risk Management for Natural Gas Traders: Position Sizing and Stop Loss
I’ve watched natural gas trading accounts blow up in ways that crude oil trading rarely produces. Not because traders were wrong about…
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Best Natural Gas ETFs: UNG, BOIL, FCG and Alternatives Compared
Picking the right natural gas ETF matters more than most investors realize. In a market where the same underlying commodity can perform…
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Contango in Natural Gas ETFs: UNG, BOIL and Rollover Risk Explained
If you’ve ever bought UNG—the United States Natural Gas Fund—and watched it decline even while natural gas prices stayed flat or ticked…
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Natural Gas Technical Analysis: Chart Patterns and Indicators
Technical analysis in natural gas is not just about drawing lines on a chart. The market’s extreme volatility, its deep seasonality, and…
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Natural Gas Calendar Spreads: Winter-Summer Strategy Explained
Calendar spreads are one of those corners of the natural gas market where experience really pays off. I’ve seen plenty of traders…
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Natural Gas Options: Calls, Puts, and Spreads — A Trader’s Complete Guide
Natural gas options are one of the most powerful—and most misunderstood—tools in an energy trader’s kit. I’ve watched plenty of traders approach…