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Brent Near Term Put Skew Reducing

OIL OPTIONS

Crude options are still showing a healthy downside skew towards the puts although the spread has closed very slightly this week.

  • The second month Brent 25 delta call-put skew has closed from a low of nearly -4.2% on 26 Jan up to -3.1% while the WTI skew is up from -4.8% to -3.6%.
  • The Brent Dec23 25 delta call-put skew is relatively unchanged around -4.9% but the WTI Dec23 skew has closed to around -5.7%.
  • Brent second month ATM implied volatility continues to edge lower to 37.7% and WTI down to 39%.
    • Brent APR 23 down -0.3% at 81.92$/bbl
    • WTI MAR 23 down -0.3% at 75.68$/bbl


Source: Bloomberg

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