Oil price moves aren't random, and sharp reversals and stalls are often driven by options positioning and mechanical hedging ...

U.S. oil producers rapidly increased hedging activities to lock in higher prices following a surge triggered by Israel's strike on Iranian facilities. Hedge trades hit record highs on platforms like ...

HOUSTON (Reuters) -Israel's surprise attack on Iran last week had oil prices spiking which sent U.S. producers scrambling to lock in the price gain, driving record hedging volumes that will help ...

Standard Chartered: U.S. Oil Producers Are Under-Hedged for 2025-2026. A survey by Standard Chartered found that independent oil producers have hedged only 21% of their 2025 output. In contrast, ...

Investors are dialing up wagers on prices slumping below $60 in a hedge against a wider economic downturn. The oil options market was shaken out of a months-long stupor last week after OPEC+ ramped up ...

Independent oil companies rushed to increase hedges during the recent oil price spike. These three companies are strong candidates to have done so, based on their existing hedging strategies.