LONDON copper prices have surged to near yearly highs as the metal enters backwardation, creating unprecedented market ...

If the US copper tariff investigation concludes early in July, two impacts may emerge: 1. The LME-COMEX price spread will narrow, with the far-month backwardation structure contracting short-term.

What are contango and backwardation? Contango and backwardation are two terms used to describe different conditions in the futures commodity market. They refer to whether the price of a commodity ...

The S&P 500 options market is flashing signs of unusual short-term anxiety. Traders have bid up the prices of near-term options so much that the implied volatility for options expiring in the next ...

The second-month settlement for Monday’s market was not immediately available, but the data suggests it remained in backwardation to start the week. The irony is that the move to backwardation – ...

Oil markets are in “backwardation” — we’ll explain Geopolitical conflict is interfering with crude oil futures, causing oil prices to be lower in the future than they are today.

U.S. crude oil inventories have depleted faster than normal over the last four weeks – squeezing hedge funds running short positions, keeping spot prices firm and the futures curve in a steep ...

Backwardation is the opposite, just like the trading approaches. Profitable trading strategies for contango won’t work for backwardation, and vice versa.

Contango and backwardation are terms used in commodity futures markets. Learn more about futures trading and what these terms mean for hedgers and speculators.

Normal backwardation occurs when the price of a futures contract is lower than the anticipated spot price of the underlying asset at the contract's maturity date.