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Crude Near Term Put Skew More Bearish Despite Higher Futures

OIL OPTIONS

The near term crude option put skew has turned slightly more bearish even as crude futures rally today.

  • Brent second month 25 delta call-put skew is down from a high of -3.38% on 5 June to -4.9% while the WTI second month call-put skew is down from -4.47% to -5.2%.
  • The longer dated skews are however edging slightly higher with the Brent Dec23 call-put skew up to -4.68% and WTI to -5.61% today.
  • Second month ATM implied volatility has drifted lower with demand concerns in US and China balanced against tighter supplies in the second half of this year. Brent is currently at 33.2% and WTI at 34.8%.
    • Brent AUG 23 up 1.4% at 74.23$/bbl
    • WTI JUL 23 up 1.5% at 69.29$/bbl


Source: Bloomberg

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