Commodity & Energy Intelligence
Energy & Commodities Telemetry
Beacon Macro tracks energy benchmarks and commodity logistics — WTI and Brent forward structure, Cushing storage balances, and institutional energy derivatives flow — for macro-economic indexing and educational research. Registered subscribers receive commodity and oil pricing data alerts via the SMS research program.
WTI Crude (CL=F)
78.42
-0.31 (-0.39%)
Brent Crude (BZ=F)
82.16
-0.22 (-0.27%)
Natural Gas (NG=F)
2.14
+0.04 (+1.90%)
Market Structure & Statistical Matrix
Derived Energy Benchmarks
WTI / Brent Spread
+3.74
USD/bbl
Term Structure
Contango
+0.50 /mo
3-2-1 Crack Spread
$36.33
Refining margin
Annualized Vol
4.5%
12-mo rolling
Max Drawdown
-2.2%
Hi 81.19 / Lo 75.62
Days of Supply
31.2
Cushing, OK
Cushing Stocks
32.8M
+0.7M w/w
Refinery Utilization
88.8%
US operable capacity
Rig Count (proxy)
531
US active rotary
WTI Period Mean
$78.62
12-mo trailing
Period High
$81.19
12-mo window
Period Low
$75.62
12-mo window
Derived from the forward curve and weekly inventory series above. For educational macro-economic indexing only.
Macro Energy Indices
WTI vs Brent Crude Forward Curve
| Curve | Sep 25 | Oct 25 | Nov 25 | Dec 25 | Jan 26 | Feb 26 | Mar 26 | Apr 26 | May 26 | Jun 26 | Jul 26 | Aug 26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WTI | 75.6 | 76.9 | 78.5 | 78.7 | 77.0 | 78.2 | 78.6 | 78.5 | 78.6 | 80.4 | 81.2 | 81.1 |
| Brent | 80.6 | 81.4 | 80.3 | 81.9 | 82.6 | 81.6 | 81.6 | 83.7 | 82.8 | 82.7 | 84.1 | 84.0 |
Delayed public benchmark. Source: Yahoo Finance (delayed) / U.S. EIA weekly. As of 8/18/2026, 17:18:52.
Supply Chain Logistics
Cushing, OK Crude Inventory & Product Stocks (Days of Supply)
Weekly EIA petroleum status series, indexed for comparative display.
Institutional Options Flow
Energy Options Sweeps & Dark Pool Prints
Real-time institutional node — access restricted
- 17:18:50USOUSO OCT 05 $73.92,428DARK$2.8M
- 17:18:49NGNG SEP 30 $72.9328DARK$3.9M
- 17:18:45RBRB SEP 07 $83.52,496PUT$5.2M
- 17:18:46RBRB OCT 04 $81.3815DARK$3.5M
- 17:18:44NGNG SEP 16 $84.1865DARK$2.1M
Real-time institutional node — access restricted
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Beacon Macro functions strictly as an independent data publisher and algorithmic archival utility. We are not a registered broker-dealer or investment advisor. All energy logistics and commodity matrices are provided for educational and macro-economic indexing purposes only. We do not facilitate physical mercantile exchange or provide personalized trading advice.