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.
Oil prices remain volatile as ceasefire headlines collide with a still-closed Strait of Hormuz. In this episode of Focus on Fuels, StoneX energy experts Alex Hodes and Trevor McClanahan analyze the latest oil market developments and what they mean for crude and diesel pricing.
They discuss how conflicting signals around U.S.–Iran negotiations are impacting market sentiment, why physical oil flows remain constrained, and how a prolonged disruption is influencing global supply and demand. The episode also highlights early demand destruction in Asia, ongoing production outages across key Gulf producers, and tightening diesel fundamentals.
Hodes and McClanahan explain how backwardation is shaping the forward curve and what that means for fuel buyers evaluating hedging strategies. They also outline practical approaches to managing price risk, including forward contracting and options structures in a high-volatility environment.
For businesses exposed to fuel costs, this episode provides timely insight into oil price trends, diesel market outlook, and risk management strategies.
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