# CME : WTI Crude Oil futures hold near $103 as volatility edges higher. | MarketScreener Australia

> WTI crude futures closed the week near $103 per barrel, a third straight Friday settlement above $100. Ongoing Middle East tensions are keeping prices elevated despite sideways weekly trading.

- Date: 2026-10-30 · published 2026-10-31T10:05:52.361Z
- Category: geopolitics · region Global · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/2968-cme-wti-crude-oil-futures-hold-near-103-as-volatility-edges-higher
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md)

## Why it matters

Sustained high crude raises diesel and fertilizer costs for feed producers and supports vegetable oil prices through biofuel linkage.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bullish ▲
- DIESEL: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| WTI | 2024-03-25 | [Crude futures surge 7pc to new four-year high \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31381-crude-futures-surge-7pc-to-new-four-year-high-latest-market-news.md) | +4.1% | +3.2% |
| WTI | 2022-05-31 | [C$ holds near multi-week high as EU bans Russian oil - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/41646-c-holds-near-multi-week-high-as-eu-bans-russian-oil-markets-business-recorder.md) | +3.0% | -1.7% |
| WTI | 2024-10-08 | [CO Futures Close Higher Amid Middle East Tensions, Crude Oil Rally – MPOC](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7765-co-futures-close-higher-amid-middle-east-tensions-crude-oil-rally-mpoc.md) | -2.9% | -7.5% |
| WTI | 2025-10-23 | [Soybean, corn futures touch 1-month highs as crude oil soars — TradingView News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/22424-soybean-corn-futures-touch-1-month-highs-as-crude-oil-soars-tradingview-news.md) | +3.3% | +1.6% |
| WTI | 2026-04-09 | [Market Talk \| Volatility Returns As Energy Markets Grapple With Strait Of Hormuz Shutdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10460-market-talk-volatility-returns-as-energy-markets-grapple-with-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -3.3% | +2.0% |
| DIESEL | 2024-03-25 | [Crude futures surge 7pc to new four-year high \| Latest Market News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/31381-crude-futures-surge-7pc-to-new-four-year-high-latest-market-news.md) | -0.9% | -3.5% |
| DIESEL | 2026-04-09 | [Market Talk \| Volatility Returns As Energy Markets Grapple With Strait Of Hormuz Shutdown](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10460-market-talk-volatility-returns-as-energy-markets-grapple-with-strait-of-hormuz.md) | -2.5% | -1.4% |
| DIESEL | 2022-03-01 | [Oil futures: Crude, fuel prices surge as Ukraine conflict pushes NYMEX WTI well past $100/b](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12842-oil-futures-crude-fuel-prices-surge-as-ukraine-conflict-pushes-nymex-wti-well.md) | +33.1% | +27.5% |

## Sources

- au.marketscreener.com: https://au.marketscreener.com/news/cme-wti-crude-oil-futures-hold-near-103-as-volatility-edges-higher-ce785fdbd081f622

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