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WTI Research: How to Read Spot Prices and U.S. Oil Inventories

The Cushing WTI spot price and weekly oil inventories are different series. Research must identify each series’ location, units, observation period, and release time.

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Direct answer

The Cushing WTI spot price and weekly oil inventories are different series. Research must identify each series’ location, units, observation period, and release time.

Research problem and method

Identify the price series precisely

The EIA provides a WTI spot price series for Cushing, Oklahoma, in U.S. dollars per barrel. Record the series name and frequency. A daily observation and a weekly observation represent different measurements. Compare figures at the same frequency.

[12] U.S. EIA · Cushing WTI Spot Price

Read inventories in their reporting period

The Weekly Petroleum Status Report provides separate tables for inventories and other petroleum supply measures. Identify the inventory definition and reporting period first. Record the release time alongside it. This avoids treating later information as if it were available earlier.

[11] U.S. EIA · Weekly Petroleum Status Report

Test competing explanations

A price move and an inventory change in the same period initially show only a temporal relationship. A stronger explanation needs other evidence, such as changes in production, imports, or refining. State what observation would weaken your explanation.

[11] U.S. EIA · Weekly Petroleum Status Report[12] U.S. EIA · Cushing WTI Spot Price

Scope limitations

This article demonstrates a research process. It uses no current inventory figures, futures prices, or price forecasts.

Example and identifier

WTI Cushing Spot · EIA RWTCD · Cushing, Oklahoma · USD/bbl

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Frequently asked questions

Is Cushing WTI a futures contract?

The linked series is a spot price series. A future requires a separate exchange, contract, and maturity identifier.

Does an inventory draw prove prices will rise?

One inventory change establishes neither the cause of a price move nor the future direction of prices.

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