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Americas Chart Pack April 2026

Published15 APR 26 - 09:57 Reading time  minutes

Sparta’s Chart Packs are ready-made collections of charts that highlight key commodity market moves, giving traders a fast, visual snapshot of what matters without building charts themselves.

The April 2026 Americas Chart Pack shows the Hormuz closure repositioning the Americas as the world’s primary supply hub. WTI is the cheapest light-sweet barrel globally, USGC medium sours are re-emerging as the leading benchmark, and US exports are set for record levels. But demand destruction is building as Asian and European runs rationalize, and TC14 freight tightness is constraining how fast USGC barrels can clear.

Key Takeaways:

  • Oil Narratives: Hormuz is redrawing global trade flows. Which barrels are winning and which are being left behind?
  • Crude: WTI has become the barrel of last resort. But can demand hold as refinery runs rationalise?
  • Light Ends: RVP waivers are reshaping the US blend pool. What does that mean for naphtha and components?
  • Middle Distillates: Diesel arbs are open and jet exports are at record levels. How long before demand cracks?
  • Fuel Oil: USGC resid remains well supplied. What’s keeping the balance while the rest of the world tightens?
  • Freight: TC14 is the bottleneck. What’s constraining the USGC export machine?

Click to read Americas Chart Pack April 2026 – Prospect Facing

Topics Cross BarrelCrudeDistillateFreightFuel OilGasolineJetNaphtha
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