Market Outlook
All our intelligence, in one place. Real-time signals, analyst briefs, commentary, chart packs, whitepapers, podcasts and Sparta Labs research, filtered to the markets you cover.
Analyst briefCross Barrel

G7 SPR release plus short-term crude pressure; buying opportunity on diesel cracks

European diesel cracks have retreated sharply on the back of the G7 SPR announcement. But tight diesel and crude fundamentals for the European market keep us bullish going forwards. The SPR

Read more
Cross BarrelCrudeDieselDistillateFreightFuel OilGasolineJetNaphtha
Analyst briefsChart packsDeep divesEventsOpinionsPodcastsPressWebinarsWhitepapers
Analyst Briefs
  • New
  • Cross Barrel

G7 SPR release plus short-term crude pressure; buying opportunity on diesel cracks

05 OCT 26 - 16:42

  • New
  • Distillate
  • Gasoline

Asia Middle Distillates & Gasoline – Pricing Analyst Update (25 Sep–2 Oct)

05 OCT 26 - 09:28

  • New
  • Gasoline

E/W retreats, allowing the AG to regain its landed value edge into East Africa

02 OCT 26 - 12:07

  • New
  • Fuel Oil

Sing 0.5% spreads still look supportive…for now

02 OCT 26 - 11:21

View all
Deep Dives
  • New
  • Crude

Uneasy calm as dark clouds gather

Several spreads stretched to extremes, time to mean revert?

05 OCT 26 - 07:55

  • New
  • Naphtha

Hormuz risk pushes for the paper clawback despite rising AG volumes

Timespreads skyrocketed during the last week as the negotiation heats up again.

02 OCT 26 - 09:51

  • New
  • Gasoline

SING92 stays bid

Gains in gas e/w as Asian supply tightens allow European exporters to retain market share in LATAM and find new outlets in East Africa.

01 OCT 26 - 11:45

View all
Chart Packs
  • New
  • Cross Barrel

APAC Chart Pack October 2026

05 OCT 26 - 14:06

  • Cross Barrel

EMEA Chart Pack September 2026

23 SEP 26 - 12:30

  • Cross Barrel

Americas Chart Pack September 2026

18 SEP 26 - 14:16

View all
View all

Podcast: ICE gasoil cracks remain over $85/bbl. China’s export ban cuts deep

01 OCT 26 | 25 mins 39 secs

Podcast: A diesel ban looms. HOGO reacts. Freight markets in limbo.

24 SEP 26 | 35 mins 2 secs

Podcast: Saudi’s pipeline is down. Every barrel funnels back through Hormuz.

17 SEP 26 | 33 mins 41 secs

Podcast: Houthis seize Mocha. Brent breaks $100. What now?

11 SEP 26 | 33 mins 41 secs

Podcast: Kirishi’s hit, Hormuz is live again: diesel has nowhere left to hide

03 SEP 26 | 39 mins 48 secs

Podcast: Iran and Oman talk peace. A tanker gets hit anyway.

28 AUG 26 | 32 mins 27 secs

Opinion View all
  • Cross Barrel

The Iran war and oil markets: the Hormuz question

The Iran war and oil markets: the Hormuz question Part 3 of a Series March 29, 2026 Felipe Elink...

30 MAR 26 - 07:59

  • Cross Barrel

The Iran war and oil markets: what comes next

16 MAR 26 - 09:21

subscribe_cta_image

Real time alerts, set to your specifications

Subscribe
Whitepapers View all
  • Freight

De-escalation and the Freight Trade

Positioning ahead of the competition as Middle East risk premium unwinds, and why the sequencing of what happens next is the actual trade.

01 JUL 26 - 13:07

Trading Energy Futures Arbs-Driven ICE GO Futures Time Spread Forecasting

05 MAY 25 - 07:46

View all

From Market Signals to Strategy: Oil Insights in Focus

Singapore | 07 Jul 26

Summer drinks – co-hosted by Sparta and S&P

23 Jun 26

Sparta’s in town for CERA week

Houston | March 23, 2026

From Data to Decisions: How Databento and Sparta are Transforming Commodity Markets

Online | July 8, 2025

Cutting Through the Noise: The challenge in accessing real-time pricing

Online | April 29, 2025

Fuel Oil Focus: Cracks, refinery margins, and debunking ECA myths

Online | March 12, 2025

Webinars View all
  • Fuel Oil

Sparta Insights Webinar: Where’s the fuel oil arb today?

Sparta Insights Webinar: Where’s the fuel oil arb today? June Goh and Jay Maroo co-present this...

04 AUG 26 - 07:57

  • Cross Barrel

Sparta Insights Webinar: 2026 outlook for the oil market

Catch our first webinar of the year where Sparta experts Neil Crosby, Michael Ryan, June Goh and James Noel-Beswick dove into the key trends shaping the oil markets in 2026, with more OPEC, Atlantic Basin and Venezuelan barrels reshaping diffs and supporting complex refining margins amid limited new capacity and US West Coast tightening.

29 APR 26 - 13:43

Press View all

Oil swings with focus on deep Saudi price cut and Yemen fighting

  • New
  • Cross Barrel

05 OCT 26 - 09:47

China fuel export suspension to choke supplies in Asia

  • New
  • Distillate

02 OCT 26 - 10:11

VIEW Chinese refiners suspend October fuel exports, sources say

  • New
  • Cross Barrel

01 OCT 26 - 13:08

Asia May weather tight global diesel market better than Europe

  • New
  • Cross Barrel

29 SEP 26 - 09:04

View all
spartacommo

Sparta

Verified account @spartacommo ·
1 Oct

China has banned fuel exports.

Simultaneously diesel stocks are collapsing and refinery outages are spreading.

This week on Trade with Conviction, @JuneGoh_Sparta, James Noel-Beswick & Jorge Molinero break down the supply crisis gripping global markets and what it means for

Reply on Twitter 2105653604472266991 Retweet on Twitter 2105653604472266991 1 Like on Twitter 2105653604472266991 4 X 2105653604472266991
spartacommo

Sparta

Verified account @spartacommo ·
1 Oct

Long ICE Gasoil and Short HO, therefore Short the HOGO. Invalidate above $28.78.

Leonidas AI hands you the full call, reasoning attached, and flags what you're missing before you do.

Dig deeper, or ask to build the alert. You pick the tenor and threshold, it does the rest.

See

Reply on Twitter 2105610211151024586 Retweet on Twitter 2105610211151024586 Like on Twitter 2105610211151024586 1 X 2105610211151024586
subscribe_cta_image

Get forward-looking insights straight to your inbox

Subscribe