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U.S. API Weekly Crude Stock

Latest Release

May 22, 2018

Actual

-1.300M

Forecast

-2.800M

4.854M

The American Petroleum Institute reports inventory levels of US crude oil, gasoline and distillates stocks. The figure shows how much oil and product is available in storage.The indicator gives an overview of US petroleum demand.

If the increase in crude inventories is more than expected, it implies weaker demand and is bearish for crude prices. The same can be said if a decline in inventories is less than expected.
If the increase in crude is less than expected, it implies greater demand and is bullish for crude prices. The same can be said if a decline in inventories is more than expected.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: American Petroleum Institute

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
May 31, 2018	06:30			-1.300M
May 23, 2018	06:35	-1.300M	-2.800M	4.854M
May 16, 2018	06:30	4.854M		-1.850M
May 09, 2018	06:30	-1.850M		3.427M
May 02, 2018	06:30	3.427M		1.099M
Apr 25, 2018	06:30	1.099M	-2.000M	-1.047M

News

Crude Oil Prices - Weekly Outlook: May 14 - 18 By Investing.com - May 13, 2018

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Crude Oil Prices - Weekly Outlook: April 30 - May 4 By Investing.com - Apr 29, 2018

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Analysis

Inventories Grease Oil's Rise as Gold Rallies Again By Jeffrey Halley - Jul 12, 2017

Inventories collapse giving a tailwind to crude oil whilst a weaker dollar lifts gold. OIL Both Brent and WTI spot staged an impressive two dollar rally in the New York session as the American...

Oil Settles Into A Range (For Now) By Jeffrey Halley - Mar 20, 2017

Despite an early sell-off in Asia trading, crude has rallied to rest almost unchanged on the day. All said crude has held up reasonably well as the week starts, following Friday’s Baker Hughes...

Oil Price Volatility Continues On Production Declines By Benedetto DiCostanzo - May 11, 2016

June Crude Oil rallied yesterday as attacks by Nigerian militants continued and estimates on the amount of oil production shut down in Alberta rise. Attacks on Nigeria’s oil region are causing...

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S&P/ASX 200	6,037.10	+4.60	+0.08%
ASX 200 Futures	6,035.5	+13.0	+0.22%
ASX All Ordinaries	6,144.10	+3.80	+0.06%
S&P 500 Futures	2,727.75	-3.00	-0.11%
Dow 30	24,886.81	+52.40	+0.21%
China A50 Futures	12,290.50	+5.50	+0.04%
US Dollar Index	93.72	-0.19	-0.20%
Bitcoin Futures	7,310.0	-265.0	-3.50%

Crude Oil WTI	70.86	-0.98	-1.36%
Natural Gas	2.910	-0.004	-0.14%
Gold	1,296.30	+6.70	+0.52%
Silver	16.555	+0.150	+0.91%
Copper	3.083	+0.013	+0.41%
US Sugar #11	12.49	+0.15	+1.22%
US Coffee C	120.28	+0.81	+0.68%
Aluminium	2,273.00	+0.25	+0.01%

AUD/USD	0.7555	-0.0005	-0.07%
EUR/USD	1.1725	+0.0029	+0.25%
USD/JPY	109.56	-0.51	-0.46%
GBP/USD	1.3404	+0.0056	+0.42%
GBP/JPY	146.85	-0.05	-0.03%
AUD/JPY	82.77	-0.44	-0.53%
USD/CAD	1.2885	+0.0049	+0.38%
GBP/AUD	1.7742	+0.0089	+0.50%

BTC/USD	7,326.9	-537.6	-6.84%
ETH/USD	560.17	-60.88	-9.80%
IOT/USD	1.43750	-0.10340	-6.71%
LTC/USD	116.97	-7.14	-5.75%
BTC/AUD	9,955.7	-594.3	-5.63%
BCH/USD	970.20	-82.20	-7.81%
MCO/USD	7.1874	-0.5198	-6.74%
XRP/USD	0.59680	-0.01870	-3.04%

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EUR/USD

1.1724

+0.0028 +0.24%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 1

EUR/USD

1.1724

+0.0028 +0.24%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 1

GBP/USD

1.3404

+0.0056 +0.42%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 12

Sell 0

Indicators:

Buy 8

Sell 0

USD/JPY

109.56

-0.51 -0.46%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 0

Sell 12

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 7

AUD/USD

0.7555

-0.0005 -0.07%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 6

USD/CAD

1.2885

+0.0049 +0.38%

Summary

Strong Buy

Moving Averages:

Buy 10

Sell 2

Indicators:

Buy 9

Sell 0

EUR/JPY

128.44

-0.31 -0.24%

Summary

Neutral

Moving Averages:

Buy 5

Sell 7

Indicators:

Buy 5

Sell 4

EUR/CHF

1.1605

-0.0041 -0.35%

Summary

Strong Sell

Moving Averages:

Buy 4

Sell 8

Indicators:

Buy 0

Sell 6

Gold

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Silver

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Copper

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Crude Oil WTI

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Brent Oil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Natural Gas

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US Coffee C

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Dow 30

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nasdaq 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

DAX

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

FTSE 100

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

CAC 40

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Nikkei 225

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

ETH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

IOTA/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

LTC/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BTC/AUD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

BCH/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

MCO/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

XRP/USD

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Apple

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Alphabet A

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Bank of America

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

JPMorgan

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Exxon Mobil

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Deutsche Bank AG

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 2Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 5Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 10Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

U.S. 30Y

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Euro Bund

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

US 10Y T-Note

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

Japan Govt. Bond

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

UK Gilt

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

SPDR DJIA

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 1000 Growth

Summary

Moving Averages:

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Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

iShares Russell 2000

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

Buy

Sell

PowerShares QQQ

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

SPDR S&P 500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort S&P500

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

ProShares UltraShort QQQ

Summary

Moving Averages:

Buy

Sell

Indicators:

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Sell

EUR/USD	1.1724	Strong Buy
GBP/USD	1.3404	Strong Buy
USD/JPY	109.56	Strong Sell
AUD/USD	0.7555	Strong Sell
USD/CAD	1.2885	Strong Buy
EUR/JPY	128.44	Neutral
EUR/CHF	1.1605	Strong Sell

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		Silver
		Copper
		Crude Oil WTI
		Brent Oil
		Natural Gas
		US Coffee C

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		Nasdaq 100
		S&P 500
		DAX
		FTSE 100
		CAC 40
		Nikkei 225

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		ETH/USD
		IOTA/USD
		LTC/USD
		BTC/AUD
		BCH/USD
		MCO/USD
		XRP/USD

	Interest Rates	Next Meeting
RBA	1.50%	Jun 05, 2018
BOE	0.50%	Jun 21, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Jun 14, 2018
FED	1.75%	Jun 13, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Jun 21, 2018
BOC	1.25%	May 30, 2018
RBNZ	1.75%	Jun 28, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Jun 15, 2018
CBR	7.25%	Jun 15, 2018
RBI	6.00%	Jun 07, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Jun 20, 2018