Retailers can use swaps to lock down future prices

March 31, 2020 By Mark Rachal

Retailers could take swap positions each month from now until winter that would allow them to have near the current price next winter.

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Strategies for playing the current market

February 10, 2020 By Mark Rachal

In recent editions of Trader’s Corner, we discussed the ultra-low price environment for propane, how propane fundamentals have driven prices lower and more.

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Has the change in price trend begun?

February 3, 2020 By Mark Rachal

In this issue of Trader’s Corner, Cost Management Solutions takes a look at how and why propane prices rebounded from January 2016 through October 2018.

This article is tagged with Cost Management Solutions, domestic demand, Mont Belvieu, propane imports, propane market, propane pricing, propane production, Trader's Corner and posted in Blue Flame Blog

Timing and opportunity

January 21, 2020 By Mark Rachal

As propane inventory rises, prices tend to fall, and as inventory falls, prices tend to rise. But we also noted some exceptions.

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Prices and inventory inversely correlated – with exceptions

January 13, 2020 By Mark Rachal

Propane inventory positions are a reflection of all underlying fundamental conditions, such as production, imports, exports and domestic demand.

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Hedging within the current propane market

December 9, 2019 By Dale Delay

Most readers of this report know Cost Management Solutions is a company that provides support to retailers that want to hedge. Hedging is often misunderstood as to what it is supposed to accomplish.

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