Focus on Fuels
Focus on Fuels
Podcast Description
StoneX presents: Focus on Fuels – your ESSENTIAL podcast for navigating the complex world of energy and fuel price volatility.
Join StoneX Energy Desk experts Alex Hodes, Director of Market Strategy, and Risk Management Specialist Trevor McClanahan as they break down the commodities markets and explore cost-effective hedging strategies using futures, swaps, and OTC instruments.
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The podcast focuses on the energy market's volatility, featuring key topics like geopolitical impacts on oil prices, OPEC strategies, and the effects of U.S. political policies on energy markets. Examples include discussions on the influence of Iranian oil exports and China's role in market dynamics, along with strategic hedging techniques for managing price fluctuations.
StoneX presents: Focus on Fuels – your ESSENTIAL podcast for navigating the complex world of energy and fuel price volatility.
Join StoneX Energy Desk experts Alex Hodes, Director of Market Strategy, and Risk Management Specialist Trevor McClanahan as they break down the commodities markets and explore cost-effective hedging strategies using futures, swaps, and OTC instruments.
In this episode of Focus on Fuels, Alex Hodes and Trevor McClanahan from the StoneX Energy Desk break down the recent decline in diesel prices and what it signals for fuel markets heading into 2026.
They discuss how refinery restarts and seasonal demand shifts are rebuilding supply, what the flattening forward curve reveals about market expectations, and why inventories remain a key factor despite recent price weakness. The conversation also covers geopolitical developments involving Russia, Venezuela, and OPEC, and how those risks could reenter pricing.
The episode concludes with practical insights for fuel buyers and risk managers evaluating whether current diesel prices offer an opportunity to reduce exposure ahead of the new year.
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