WTI crude oil front-month futures hover around $92 per barrel as of April 16, 2026, up over 1% intraday amid persistent Middle East geopolitical tensions and physical supply tightness that have propelled Q1 prices to four-year highs. Trader sentiment reflects a delicate balance between robust U.S. exports to Europe—boosted by new sanctions—and softening global demand growth projected at 1.4 mb/d for 2026 by OPEC. EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook sees Brent peaking at $115/bbl in Q2 before easing on non-OPEC production gains and declining refining runs. Key catalysts include tomorrow's EIA weekly inventories and ongoing OPEC+ output decisions, with volatility tied to diplomatic developments.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated$34,618,612 Vol.
↑ $200
1%
↑ $170
1%
↑ $160
2%
↑ $150
2%
↑ $140
3%
↑ $130
6%
↑ $125
8%
↑ $120
11%
↑ $115
17%
↑ $110
20%
↑ $105
29%
↑ $100
49%
↓ $85
72%
↓ $80
36%
↓ $75
19%
↓ $70
8%
↓ $60
1%
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1%
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$34,618,612 Vol.
↑ $200
1%
↑ $170
1%
↑ $160
2%
↑ $150
2%
↑ $140
3%
↑ $130
6%
↑ $125
8%
↑ $120
11%
↑ $115
17%
↑ $110
20%
↑ $105
29%
↑ $100
49%
↓ $85
72%
↓ $80
36%
↓ $75
19%
↓ $70
8%
↓ $60
1%
↓ $50
1%
↓ $40
<1%
↓ $30
<1%
↓ $20
<1%
For WTI futures, the active month refers to the nearest listed contract month. The active month changes at 6:00:00 PM ET at the start of the trading session two business days prior to that contract's last trading day, at which point the next listed contract becomes the active month.
For WTI Crude Oil (CL) futures, the last trading day is defined as three business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the contract's delivery month (or four business days prior if the 25th calendar day is not a business day), consistent with CME contract specifications.
Only prices achieved during the applicable trading session for the underlying market will be considered. Under the standard schedule, trading is open from 6:00:00 PM ET Sunday through 5:00:00 PM ET Friday, with a daily break from 5:00:00 PM ET to 6:00:00 PM ET, except where modified by holiday or special-session hours as listed on Pyth.
Prices will be used exactly as published by Pyth, without rounding.
If the Active Month contract does not trade at all during the listed time frame, this market will resolve to "No".
In the event of a contract specification change, feed change, or similar structural modification affecting the underlying market during the listed time frame, this market will resolve based on adjusted prices as displayed on Pyth.
The resolution source for this market is Pyth — specifically, the Active Month WTI Crude Oil futures "High" prices available at https://pythdata.app/explore?search=WTI, with the chart settings configured for 1-minute candles.
Historical 1-minute candles may be accessed by appending a Unix timestamp (seconds) to the Pyth chart URL using the "t=" parameter.
If the relevant Pyth data is unavailable due to a system outage, data failure, or other technical disruption that prevents verification of the required 1-minute candle data, the official daily high price published for the Active Month WTI Crude Oil (CL) futures contract by CME Group may be used to determine whether the listed price was reached during the applicable trading session.
Market Opened: Apr 14, 2026, 9:52 AM ET
Resolution Source
https://pythdata.app/exploreResolver
0x65070BE91...For WTI futures, the active month refers to the nearest listed contract month. The active month changes at 6:00:00 PM ET at the start of the trading session two business days prior to that contract's last trading day, at which point the next listed contract becomes the active month.
For WTI Crude Oil (CL) futures, the last trading day is defined as three business days prior to the 25th calendar day of the month preceding the contract's delivery month (or four business days prior if the 25th calendar day is not a business day), consistent with CME contract specifications.
Only prices achieved during the applicable trading session for the underlying market will be considered. Under the standard schedule, trading is open from 6:00:00 PM ET Sunday through 5:00:00 PM ET Friday, with a daily break from 5:00:00 PM ET to 6:00:00 PM ET, except where modified by holiday or special-session hours as listed on Pyth.
Prices will be used exactly as published by Pyth, without rounding.
If the Active Month contract does not trade at all during the listed time frame, this market will resolve to "No".
In the event of a contract specification change, feed change, or similar structural modification affecting the underlying market during the listed time frame, this market will resolve based on adjusted prices as displayed on Pyth.
The resolution source for this market is Pyth — specifically, the Active Month WTI Crude Oil futures "High" prices available at https://pythdata.app/explore?search=WTI, with the chart settings configured for 1-minute candles.
Historical 1-minute candles may be accessed by appending a Unix timestamp (seconds) to the Pyth chart URL using the "t=" parameter.
If the relevant Pyth data is unavailable due to a system outage, data failure, or other technical disruption that prevents verification of the required 1-minute candle data, the official daily high price published for the Active Month WTI Crude Oil (CL) futures contract by CME Group may be used to determine whether the listed price was reached during the applicable trading session.
Resolution Source
https://pythdata.app/exploreResolver
0x65070BE91...WTI crude oil front-month futures hover around $92 per barrel as of April 16, 2026, up over 1% intraday amid persistent Middle East geopolitical tensions and physical supply tightness that have propelled Q1 prices to four-year highs. Trader sentiment reflects a delicate balance between robust U.S. exports to Europe—boosted by new sanctions—and softening global demand growth projected at 1.4 mb/d for 2026 by OPEC. EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook sees Brent peaking at $115/bbl in Q2 before easing on non-OPEC production gains and declining refining runs. Key catalysts include tomorrow's EIA weekly inventories and ongoing OPEC+ output decisions, with volatility tied to diplomatic developments.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated



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