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Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 26, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-26

Crude Oil futures for May settled down -$.33 or -.402% at $81.62. Oil prices saw a slight decline following Russia's directive to its co... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 25, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-25

Crude Oil futures for May settled up $1.32 or 1.64% at $81.95. Oil prices closed higher on Monday due to directives from the Russian governm... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 21, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-22

Crude Oil futures for May settled down $-.44 or -.543% at $81.68. Oil prices declined on Friday due to speculation about a potential cessati... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 21, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-21

Crude Oil futures for April remained unchanged, at $81.68. Oil prices experienced a slight decline on Thursday, influenced by reports indica... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 20, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-20

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$1.79, or -2.14%, at $81.68. Oil prices experienced a decline on Wednesday following the U.S. Fede... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 19, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-19

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $.75, or .907%, at $83.47. Oil prices surged to multi-month peaks for the second consecutive session ... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 18, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-18

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $1.68, or 2.07%, at $82.72. Oil prices climbed to reach a peak not seen in four months on Monday, fue... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 15, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-15

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$.22, or -.27%, at $81.04. On Friday, oil prices experienced a slight decline after reaching multi... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 14, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-14

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $1.54, or 1.93%, at $81.26. Oil prices saw an uptick on Thursday, as the International Energy Agency&... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 13, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-13

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $2.16, or 2.78%, at $79.72. Oil prices reached a peak not seen in four months on Wednesday. This incr... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 12, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-12

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$.37, or -.47%, at $77.56. Oil prices experienced a slight decline on Tuesday, ending slightly low... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 11, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-11

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$.08, or -.10%, at $77.93. Oil prices showed minimal movement on Monday as concerns about disrupti... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 8, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-08

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$.92, or -1.16%, at $78.01. Oil prices saw a decline on Friday, heading towards a weekly close in ... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 7, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-07

Crude Oil futures for April settled down -$.20, or -.252%, at $78.93. Crude futures steadied near $79 per barrel on Thursday, maintaining a ... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 6, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-06

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $.98, or 1.25%, at $79.13. Oil prices increased on Wednesday, driven by a smaller-than-anticipated gr... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 5, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-05

Crude Oil futures for April settled down $.59, or -.749%, at $78.15. Oil prices continued to drop on Tuesday as doubts about China reaching ... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 4, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-04

Crude Oil futures for April settled down $1.23, or -1.56%, at $78.74. Oil prices dropped lower on Monday as challenges in demand offset the ... read more...

February 2024 Settlement Averages

Posted on 2024-03-01

View the full monthly settlement report here. read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for March 1, 2024

Posted on 2024-03-01

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $1.71, or 2.19%, at $79.97. Oil prices increased on Friday and were poised for weekly gains as the ma... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 29, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-29

Crude Oil futures for April settled down $.28, or -.36%, at $78.26. Oil prices dipped on Thursday due to U.S. inflation data signaling poten... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 28, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-28

Crude Oil futures for April settled down $.33, or -.42%, at $78.54. U.S. crude oil futures finished lower on Wednesday following the Federal... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 27, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-27

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $1.29, or 1.66%, at $78.87. Crude oil experienced an increase of over $1 on Tuesday, fueled by report... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 26, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-26

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $1.09, or 1.43%, at $77.58. Recent weeks have seen a rise in physical crude prices, reaching the peak... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 23, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-23

Crude Oil futures for April settled down $2.12, or -2.7%, at $76.49. Crude futures eased on Friday but were still set to end the week little... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 22, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-22

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $.70, or .9%, at $78.61. Crude oil futures concluded with an increase on Thursday, propelled by ongoing ho... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 21, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-21

Crude Oil futures for April settled up $.87, or 1.13%, at $77.91. Crude oil prices increased on Wednesday amid ongoing geopolitical tensions... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 20, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-20

Crude Oil futures for March settled down $1.61, or -2.02%, at $78.18. Oil prices declined on Tuesday as concerns about global demand outweig... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 16, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-16

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $1.16, or -1.49%, at $79.19. Crude oil prices concluded the week with an uptick, primarily driven by ... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 15, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-15

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $1.39, or -1.81%, at $78.03. Near futures surged beyond $78 per barrel on Thursday, driven by a weake... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 14, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-14

Crude Oil futures for March settled down $1.23, or -1.58%, at $76.64. Wednesday saw an end to a series of consecutive crude gains after an E... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 13, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-13

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $.95, or 1.23%, at $77.87. Tuesday saw a rise in oil prices, reaching a level close to a two-week pea... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 12, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-12

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $.08, or .10%, at $76.92. Concerns surrounding interest rates and global demand prompted a pause in t... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 9, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-09

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $.62, or .81%, at $76.84. Oil prices were on track for gains of 6% on a week-on-week basis amid persi... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 8, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-08

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $2.36, or 3.2%, at $76.22. Oil prices had a big jump on Thursday over concerns about an expanding con... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 7, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-07

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $.55, or .75%, at $73.86. Refinery usage in the United States experienced a 0.5% contraction, droppin... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 6, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-06

Crude Oil futures for March settled up $1.03, or 1.43%, at $73.31. In the Energy Departments short-term energy outlook, U.S. Crude output is expe... read more...

Coquest Daily Energy Report for February 5, 2024

Posted on 2024-02-05

Crude Oil futures for Marchsettled up $.50, or 0.7%, at $72.78. Traders have been closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, where advancemen... read more...

Upcoming Conferences

Posted on 2019-08-13

TEXPERS Summer Educational Forum August 18–20, 2019 Omni Hotel, Frisco, TX CTA Expo Chicago 2019 September 11–12, 2019 The Conferen... read more...

Article · A Little-Known Index Measures Economic Uncertainty

Posted on 2019-06-13

In his new article for Seeking Alpha Mark Shore discusses the Economic Policy Uncertainty Index, which is attaining increased use among academics, pra... read more...

Coquest CTA Challenge 2019 · Chicago Spring Fling

Posted on 2019-06-03

Coquest CTA Challenge 2019: Chicago Spring Fling (cheering goodbye to low temps and low volatility) Coquest invite their clients and business pa... read more...

Michael Lock · Institutional Analysis Simplified

Posted on 2019-05-31

How does an institutional investor go about selecting an investment in liquid capital markets? Hint: Historical returns are not the only factor. In... read more...

Conference (Toronto) · Coquest Advisors’ Mark Shore to moderate TalkingHedge panel “Beyond Trend and Carry: Seeking Alpha in FX and Managed Futures”

Posted on 2019-05-20

Coquest Advisors is proud to sponsor the 2019 TalkingHedge Toronto conference on “The Power of Alternatives: A New Era in Alignment of Interest... read more...

Article · Managed Futures for Microcap Investors

Posted on 2019-05-16

In his latest article for MicroCap review, Mark Shore compares microcap indices to managed futures. His findings indicate potential benefits from allo... read more...

Invitation (Chicago) · Tech Trends in Prop Trading and Alternative Investments

Posted on 2019-05-01

Join the Electronic Trading & Algorithmic group on May 7th, for a lively discussion on technology trends in trading including talks on connectivit... read more...

Mark Shore · Trade tensions, tariffs and European volatility

Posted on 2019-04-12

Mark Shore's new article titled "Trade tensions, tariffs and European volatility", written for the Eurex Group, examines European vola... read more...

Mark Shore · Discussing de-risking: Do hedge funds hedge

Posted on 2019-04-09

In a new article for the consultancy platform ReachX, Mr. Mark Shore discusses results from a study of 14 hedge fund strategies. Mr. Shore tackles the... read more...

Allocator Insights: Ryan Hart, Coquest Advisors

Posted on 2019-04-08

Ryan Hart, Director of Research, Coquest Advisors was recently interviewed by Murano Systems Inc. for their Allocator Insights series. Ryan spoke ... read more...

Ryan Hart · “What Will Allocators Focus on in 2019.”

Posted on 2019-04-02

Ryan Hart, Director of Research, Coquest Advisors participated on a panel discussion at a recent industry event sponsored by Ultimus Fund Solutions. T... read more...

M&R Capital Wins Coquest 2018 CTA Challenge

Posted on 2019-01-29

Dallas-based Coquest Inc., a full service brokerage and alternative investment consulting firm, announced today that M&R Capital LLC is the winner... read more...

Marc Lorin Joins Coquest Advisors as Director of Strategic Relations

Posted on 2018-06-18

Marc Lorin, a 28-year veteran of the investment management and managed futures industry, has joined Coquest Advisors LLC, a subsidiary of Coquest Inc.... read more...

Mark Shore Joins Coquest Advisors as Director of Educational Research

Posted on 2018-02-20

Dallas-based Coquest Inc., one of the largest independent introducing brokers in the U.S. derivatives markets, announced today that Mark Shore has joi... read more...

Sector Arc Advisors Wins Coquest 2017 CTA Challenge

Posted on 2018-01-19

CTA Program Tops Managed Futures Industry Competition (Jan 19, 2018) Dallas-based Coquest Inc., a full service brokerage and alternative investment... read more...

Quantitative Investment Management Wins Coquest Advisor’s 2016 CTA Challenge

Posted on 2017-02-01

CTA Program Tops Managed Futures Industry Competition for Second Year (February 1, 2017) Dallas-based Coquest Inc., a full service brokerage and al... read more...

Coquest Names Quantitative Investment Management CTA Challenge 2015 Winner

Posted on 2016-04-13

Virginia-based CTA Program Earns Top Honors in Managed Futures Industry Competition (April 13, 2016) Dallas-based Coquest Inc., a full service brok... read more...

Coquest Managed Assets launched to provide full service to CTAs, Clients

Posted on 2016-01-06

(Dallas-based Coquest Managed Assets is now open to design and customize alternative asset portfolios for high net individuals, family offices, RIAs a... read more...

CTA Challenge registration open for 2016 competition

Posted on 2015-10-14

Calling all trading talent, seasoned and new, the CTA Challenge is taking applications for its 2016 competition. The contest, organized by Dallas-base... read more...

Coquest Advisors launched to tap best in class trading managers

Posted on 2015-09-15

Dallas-based Coquest Inc., one of the largest independent brokers in the U.S. derivatives markets, announced the launch of Coquest Advisors, an indepe... read more...

CTA Challenge participants in final stretch of 2015 competition

Posted on 2015-08-19

The CTA Challenge, a year-long competition for commodity trading advisors (CTA) organized by Dallas-based Coquest Inc., is hitting the home stretch of... read more...

Ryan Hart Joins Coquest, Inc as Director of Research, Portfolio Manager

Posted on 2015-07-20

Dallas-based Coquest Inc., one of the largest independent brokers in the U.S. derivatives markets, announced today that Ryan Hart has joined the firm ... read more...

Michael Lock joins Coquest, Inc as Director of Brokerage

Posted on 2015-04-20

Coquest Inc., one of the largest independent brokers in the U.S. derivatives markets, announced today that Michael Lock has joined the ... read more...

G. Maxwell Eagye joins Coquest, Inc.

Posted on 2015-02-12

Coquest Inc., one of the largest introducing brokers in the U.S. derivatives markets, announced today that G. Maxwell Eagye will join the firm as a Ma... read more...

Coquest, Inc. completes purchase of Mega Capital, LLC.

Posted on 2014-05-15

Coquest, Inc., A Texas-based commodity broker that specializes in the energy markets, announced today that it has finalized the buyout of Mega capital... read more...