Futures contracts let producers and traders lock in prices months ahead. Here is how oil, gold, and index futures actually work, from margin calls to expiration.
Aaron Roberts5 min read
Crude oil's futures curve hides a quiet profit or loss engine called roll yield. Here is how backwardation and contango decide whether rolling contracts helps or hurts returns.
Oliver Davis3 min read
Oil prices sit near yearly lows as the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve remains half empty. Here's what that means for supply security and future price shocks.
Logan Ruiz4 min read
NYMEX sets the benchmark for oil and metals prices that ripple into ETFs like USO, GLD and SLV. Here is how the exchange works, what it trades, and why its…
Trevor Harris4 min read
turned up in early California oil fields in the 1860s, a reminder that today's rigs descend from centuries of trial and error. Maintenance, Safety, and the Cost Side of Supply…
Oliver Davis1 min read
Energy still dominates the S&P GSCI at nearly 52 percent of the 2026 weighting. Here is how production data, rolling futures and the dollar shape this benchmark commodities index.
Tara Burke6 min read
