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Sigmacast: Mixed signal across horizons
Last Updated: 5/24/26
Model consensus across 7 ensemble models per horizon
Cross-asset confirmation · 8 macro signals
4 bullish · 4 bearish
4 bullish-leaning and 4 bearish-leaning indicators across asset classes.
Bullish-leaning: Composite Economic Index MoM (r=+0.96), UK Unemployment Rate (r=+0.94), Trade Balance (r=+0.86), Producer Price Index YoY (r=+0.82)
Bearish-leaning: Bundesanleihe Auction (r=-0.98), Interest Rate Decision (r=-0.86), Overnight Lending Rate (r=-0.86), Industrial Production YoY (r=-0.85)
As of May 25, 2026, WTI/USD is trading at 0.00. Our multi-model Sigmanomics forecast for this commodity generates predictions across 7-day, 14-day, and 28-day horizons with expected price zones and trade bias signals. Based on ensemble models including SIGMACAST, Σ-Adaptive, and Σ-Trend with calibrated confidence intervals. Updated daily.
Forecasts generated by Sigmanomics engine. Not financial advice.
Crude Oil WTI Spot (WTI/USD) is a commodity instrument tracked by the Sigmanomics analytics platform. The WTI/USD commodity closed at 95.5970 on May 25, 2026, reflecting a decline of 1.43% from the previous close of 96.9829.
Over the past 30 days, the commodity has experienced a strong uptrend with a rally of 5.85%, ranging between 85.5482 and 113.32. The price currently trades below its 20-day moving average of 99.5699. The 14-day RSI stands at 44.9, in neutral territory, indicating balanced momentum.
Over the same 30-day window, daily-return volatility was 3.07%, reflecting heightened price variability for this commodity. Across the past 52 weeks, the commodity has traded between 54.9000 and 118.83, with the current price near the midrange of that range.
Sigmacast forecasts span six horizons — 30-minute, 1-hour, 2-hour, 4-hour, 12-hour, and daily — refreshed continuously as new bars arrive.
Auto-generated from Sigmanomics market data. Last update May 2026.
CL1 refers to the front-month NYMEX Light Sweet Crude Oil futures contract, also known as WTI (West Texas Intermediate). It is the most actively traded crude oil futures contract globally and the primary benchmark for North American oil prices. Each contract represents 1,000 barrels of crude oil deliverable in Cushing, Oklahoma.
CL1 is driven by global oil supply and demand fundamentals: OPEC+ production decisions, US shale output and rig counts, weekly EIA inventory data, geopolitical risk premiums (Middle East, Russia/Ukraine), USD strength (inverse correlation), and demand expectations tied to global GDP forecasts.