Propane price pushes past previous benchmarks
July 28, 2020 By Mark Rachal
As fate would have it, propane pushed above 50.2 percent of WTI crude and 48 cents over the past week.
Read More Year-over-year increase in inventory, but prices on uptrend
June 4, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Over the past five weeks, propane production has been down. Mark Rachal takes a look at the scoreboard for U.S. propane inventory levels compared to prices.
Read More Inventory builds begin lighter than previous year
May 27, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Inventory builds were late in starting this year, and now that they have, last week’s data showed they can be lighter than normal.
Read More Propane fundamentals supportive of prices
May 5, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Propane is trading at a record high relative value to WTI crude, which suggests traders see propane fundamentals as more supportive of its price.
Read More Propane rallies amid crude pricing struggles
April 23, 2020 By Mark Rachal
The oversupply in crude is leading to reduced propane supply, which is causing the value of the two commodities to separate.
Read More Trajectory of refinery throughput to impact propane production
April 14, 2020 By Mark Rachal
Under the current situation where crude is oversupplied on a global basis, U.S. propane supply fundamentals are becoming more price-supportive.
Read More 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.
Read More 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.
Read More 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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