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Heating Oil (ULSD)
Nov Diesel futures · $ per gallon
Heating Oil is up 121.5% since January 1. By this point in a typical year (2021–2025) it was up 21.7%. From here to year-end, the price rose in 0 of the last 5 years, down 10.2% on average. Front-month futures. Past patterns don't predict prices; weather, demand and policy change every year.
As of Tuesday, Oct 6, hedge funds and commodity advisors are net long 11,427 contracts (less bullish than the week before, -1,518). That's more bullish than 50% of weeks in the last 3 years. CFTC Commitments of Traders, Disaggregated Futures Only. Published Fridays with Tuesday's positions.
Every contract month
Heating Oil futures trade every month.
Deferred months are priced below Nov Diesel (an inverse): the market wants it now.
| Month | Last | Change | vs. Nov |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov Diesel | 4.7156 | -2.28¢ | — |
| Dec Diesel | 4.5800 | -0.84¢ | -13.56¢ |
| Jan Diesel | 4.5057 | +1.09¢ | -20.99¢ |
| Feb Diesel | 4.4197 | +2.3¢ | -29.59¢ |
| Mar Diesel | 4.3124 | +3.85¢ | -40.32¢ |
| Apr Diesel | 4.1789 | +4.66¢ | -53.67¢ |
| May Diesel | 4.0568 | +5.53¢ | -65.88¢ |
| Jun Diesel | 3.9440 | +6.3¢ | -77.16¢ |
| Jul Diesel | 3.8694 | +6.56¢ | -84.62¢ |
| Aug Diesel | 3.8091 | +6.38¢ | -90.65¢ |
| Sep Diesel | 3.7577 | +5.83¢ | -95.79¢ |
| Oct 27 Diesel | 3.7044 | +5¢ | -101.12¢ |
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Oil and Diesel Prices Fell After Trump Announced an Energy Truce Between Russia and Ukraine. It went against crude oil (+1.96%), which was higher.
Reports coming up
- Wed Oct 14EIA crude oil inventories9:30am CT
- Thu Oct 15EIA natural gas storage9:30am CT
- Wed Oct 21EIA crude oil inventories9:30am CT
- Thu Oct 22EIA natural gas storage9:30am CT
- Wed Oct 28EIA crude oil inventories9:30am CT
- Thu Oct 29EIA natural gas storage9:30am CT
- Wed Nov 4EIA crude oil inventories9:30am CT
- Thu Nov 5EIA natural gas storage9:30am CT
- Wed Nov 11EIA crude oil inventories9:30am CT
About this market
NYMEX ULSD (heating oil), 42,000 gallons. The benchmark for farm diesel.