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Front Crude Skew Most Bearish Since Early September

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Brent second month volatility skew is the most bearish since Sep 8 as oil demand concerns push futures lower.

  • The Brent second month 25 delta put volatilities are now at a 3.4% premium above the 25 delta calls with WTI showing puts 3.6% over.
  • The Dec23 skew has closed slightly in recent days with Brent call-put skew from around -8.6% as week ago up to -7.2%.
  • Crude implied volatility is holding around 47.5% with high uncertainty over Russian oil exports and Chinese demand.

Source: Bloomberg

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