Loading…
An explainer describing the prompt month in energy futures, the active contract closest to expiration, and how it differs from the next calendar month across WTI, ULSD, RBOB and natural gas contracts.
Understanding which futures contract a headline price refers to helps feed buyers interpret daily energy reports, but the piece itself does not report a new market move.
mansfield.energyDani PruittNov 4, 2026Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
