Report Archive - oil
Tracking Crack Spreads
Metric Suggests Gains Ahead for Oil Refining Equities- 16-Feb-2011
Crack spreads help explain the expected profit margin from refining, or “cracking,” crude. The most popular is the 3:2:1 crack, the spread of trading crude, gasoline, and heating oil at the aforementioned ratio. Refineries typically attempt to hedge their price risk using such a ratio, while speculators may use it to make directional price bets. There is a lead/lag relationship between the 3:2:1 crack spread and refining stock prices. Therefore, the recent rise in crack spreads may provide a bullish outlook for refiners. See Related Reuters Insider Video
- Regions: Global, United States
- Authors: Sunil Brahmavar , Mike Tarsala
- Products: Reuters 3000 Xtra, StarMine Professional, Thomson Reuters Spreadsheet Link
- Keywords: commodities, crack spread, oil
- Download full report
COT Report: Reading Market Sentiment
Analyzing Historical and Short-Term Trends in Crude Oil Futures- 07-Feb-2011
The Commitment of Traders (COT) report helps analyze trends in the fluctuating positions of different classes of traders in futures markets. As such, it is a valuable tool in gauging market sentiment and near-term market direction. A top-level analysis of COT oil futures data, based on those who trade for industrial purposes (i.e., commercial sellers and buyers of oil), suggests a near-term neutral-to-bearish outlook for oil prices, as commercial sellers are hedging more than commercial buyers.
- Regions: Global
- Authors: Radhika Kamath , Amitesh Kumar
- Products: Datastream
- Keywords: commodities, oil
- Download full report
Gulf Cooperation Council: Is There a Gulf Between GCC And More Established Markets?
Analyzing The GCC Stock Market Using Datastream- 05-Aug-2009
Thanks largely to the 2003-07 oil price surge, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets have attracted widespread attention. In general, GCC appears to behave like the world’s most established markets, and has almost mirrored US sectoral performance for the last 12 months, suggesting similar allocation strategies for the two regions. A Datastream User Created Index of GCC companies ranked by volatility shows that appetite for high-beta GCC stocks may be rebounding more quickly than appetite for stocks of lower volatility.
- Regions: Middle East
- Authors: Amitesh Kumar
- Products: Datastream
- Keywords: capital markets, oil
- Download full report
MORE REPORTS
bonds
- European Market Commentary
Basic Materials And Oil & Gas Likely To Drive European Earnings In 2011 - 18-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
European Earnings Estimates Favor Basic Materials and Technology in Q1 2011 - 04-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
The Number of Companies Missing Q4 Expectations Is Outpacing Those Beating Expectations - 18-Feb-2011
- Download full report
budget deficit
- The Rain in Spain Remains on the Plain, Not in the Banks
Despite the Noise, 75% of Spain's Banking System Is Sound - 27-Jan-2011
- Download full report
- Installing Shock-Absorbers in the Eurozone
The Case for Government-Sponsored Enterprises - 02-Dec-2010
- Download full report
- Greek Banks: Sovereign Debt Woes Continue
Key Medium-Term Deterrents: Weaker Economy and Risk Aversion - 20-Sep-2010
- Download full report
capital markets
- European Market Commentary
The Number of Companies Missing Q4 Expectations Is Outpacing Those Beating Expectations - 18-Feb-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Mid-Earnings-Season Presents Mixed Picture; Oil & Gas and Financials Take Center Stage - 04-Feb-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Healthy Earnings Expected in Q4 2010; Consumers and Energy to Drive Growth - 09-Dec-2010
- Download full report
commodities
- Gold and Silver: What a Pair!
Analyzing Gold/Silver Ratio to Identify Pairs Trading Opportunities - 10-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- Gold: A Commodity Play or Safe Haven?
Analyzing Gold's Performance Versus Other Metals and Gold Equities - 07-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- Tracking Crack Spreads
Metric Suggests Gains Ahead for Oil Refining Equities - 16-Feb-2011
- Download full report
currency
- Top Lines May Brighten on Eastern Exposure
Chinese RMB De-Peg: Implications for American and European Companies - 19-Aug-2010
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Consumer Sectors Continue to Beat Estimates, Earnings Jump from Previous Year - 28-May-2010
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Two-Thirds of Companies Beat Analysts’ Estimates; Consumer & Materials Sectors Surge - 14-May-2010
- Download full report
economics
- Earnings Surprise Forecast
Predicted Surprises for Q3 2011 -- North America - 06-Oct-2011
- Download full report
employment
equities
- Earnings Surprise Forecast
Predicted Surprises for Q3 2011 -- North America - 06-Oct-2011
- Download full report
ESG
- China's Rising Resource Consumption
Implications and Opportunities for Utilities - 31-Aug-2010
- Download full report
fixed income
- European Market Commentary
Basic Materials And Oil & Gas Likely To Drive European Earnings In 2011 - 18-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
European Earnings Estimates Favor Basic Materials and Technology in Q1 2011 - 04-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
The Number of Companies Missing Q4 Expectations Is Outpacing Those Beating Expectations - 18-Feb-2011
- Download full report
foreign exchange
- Top Lines May Brighten on Eastern Exposure
Chinese RMB De-Peg: Implications for American and European Companies - 19-Aug-2010
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Two-Thirds of Companies Beat Analysts’ Estimates; Consumer & Materials Sectors Surge - 14-May-2010
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Europe Expected to Return to Growth in 2010 - 19-Mar-2010
- Download full report
fundamentals
- Concentration vs. Diversification
Single- vs. Multi-Line Businesses: Which Sport the Better Bottom Line? - 09-Dec-2010
- Download full report
GDP
- The Rain in Spain Remains on the Plain, Not in the Banks
Despite the Noise, 75% of Spain's Banking System Is Sound - 27-Jan-2011
- Download full report
- Germany: Sailing Into Sustainable Growth
Key Survey Shows German H2 2010 Growth Largely on Course - 27-Oct-2010
- Download full report
- US Top Lines Set to Track Overseas Exposure
Developing Markets: A Key to Revenue Generation - 05-Oct-2010
- Download full report
gold
- Gold and Silver: What a Pair!
Analyzing Gold/Silver Ratio to Identify Pairs Trading Opportunities - 10-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- Gold: A Commodity Play or Safe Haven?
Analyzing Gold's Performance Versus Other Metals and Gold Equities - 07-Mar-2011
- Download full report
interest rates
- European Market Commentary
The Number of Companies Missing Q4 Expectations Is Outpacing Those Beating Expectations - 18-Feb-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Decent Earnings Expected in Q4 2010; Consumers and Energy to Drive Growth - 21-Jan-2011
- Download full report
- Playing Inflation Hedges: US TIPS vs. Other Assets
Analyzing Performance of TIPS, Equities, and Commodities - 28-Dec-2010
- Download full report
M&A
- European Market Commentary
Basic Materials And Oil & Gas Likely To Drive European Earnings In 2011 - 18-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
European Earnings Estimates Favor Basic Materials and Technology in Q1 2011 - 04-Mar-2011
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
The Number of Companies Missing Q4 Expectations Is Outpacing Those Beating Expectations - 18-Feb-2011
- Download full report
private equity
- European Market Commentary
Q3 2010 Earnings Reports Start on a Mixed Note - 01-Oct-2010
- Download full report
- European Market Commentary
Europe Expected to Return to Growth in 2010 - 19-Mar-2010
- Download full report
real_estate
same store sales
- Thomson Reuters Same Store Sales January Review
Luxury and Apparel Retailers Let the Pack - 02-Feb-2012
- Download full report
- Thomson Reuters Same Store Sales January Preview
Gift Card Redemptions and Clearance Drove Shoppers to the Malls - 31-Jan-2012
- Download full report
- December Same Store Sales Review
Value Helps Offset Warm-Weather-Related Sales Weakness at Retailers - 05-Jan-2012
- Download full report
sentiment
- The Rain in Spain Remains on the Plain, Not in the Banks
Despite the Noise, 75% of Spain's Banking System Is Sound - 27-Jan-2011
- Download full report