WTI Crude Oil Price | Live Chart & Performance | News

WTI crude oil (NYMEX future, USD/barrel).

WTI is the US crude benchmark, driven by OPEC+ supply policy, global demand, US inventories and geopolitics. As a cyclical commodity, oil is watched as a lead indicator for growth and inflation. WTI crude oil currently trades at 85.01 and is +48.3 % year to date, +31.2 % over twelve months. Within its 52-week range it sits at 52 % between the low (55.13) and high (112.95).

Price85.01

2026+48.3 %

1J+31.2 %

52W

Data note 1

Performance

Performance
Year to date	+48.3 %	1 month	+2.9 %
3 months	-9.5 %	1 year	+31.2 %
Calendar year 2024	+0.1 %
Calendar year 2025	-19.9 %
Calendar year 2026	+48.0 %

Data note 2

Risk metrics

Max drawdown-41.2 %

Volatility p.a.38.8 %

Best year2026: +48.0 %

Worst year2025: -19.9 %

Data note 3

Correlations (90 trading days)

The strongest co-movers on top, the most inverse below. Low or negative values improve portfolio diversification.

Instrument	r	−1 … +1
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Heating oil	+0.81
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