🧩 Chapters
Course Introduction
Module I: 🔁 Price Differential / Spread-Based Strategies
01 Brent–WTI Spread – ICE:BRN1! vs NYMEX:CL1!
02 Calendar Spread (Time Spread) – CLM25 vs CLZ25
03 Crack Spread (Refining Margin) – RB1!, HO1!, CL1!
04 Heat Crack Spread – HO1! vs CL1!
05 Gasoline–Crude Spread – RB1! vs CL1!
06 WTI–LLS Spread – CL1! vs LLS
07 Dubai–Oman / Brent–Dubai Spread – OM1!, BRN1!
08 Jet Fuel Crack Spread – JET1! vs CL1!
📈 Module II – Directional Price Action Strategies
09 Trend Following – EMA/MACD Crossovers
10 Mean Reversion – RSI, Bollinger Bands
11 Breakout Trading – Volume and Price Expansion
12 News-Based Volatility – ATR / EIA / OPEC Events
13 Support & Resistance Range – Key Price Zones
14 Fibonacci Pullback Entry – 38.2–61.8% Retracements
15 Moving Average Channel – EMA20–EMA100 with ATR Stops
16 Price Action Patterns – Pin, Engulfing, Inside Bars
17 Volume Profile Strategy – VWAP and Value Zones
18 Elliott Wave / Harmonic Patterns – ABC / 5-wave Structures
🧮 Module III – Options-Based Crude Strategies
19 Long Straddle / Strangle – Volatility Play
20 Covered Call – Mildly Bullish Income
21 Protective Put – Downside Hedge
22 Bull Call Spread – Moderately Bullish
23 Bear Put Spread – Moderately Bearish
24 Iron Condor – Range-Bound Trade
25 Calendar Option Spread – Time-Volatility Play
⚖️ Module IV – Cross-Asset / Macro Strategies
26 USD–Oil Correlation – DXY vs USOIL
27 CAD–Oil Link Trade – USDCAD vs USOIL
28 Oil–Equity Pair Trade – XLE / SPX
29 Bond–Oil Macro Play – US10Y vs USOIL
30 Inflation Hedge Basket – Gold + Oil vs USD
🛢️ Module V – Physical & Fundamental Strategies
31 Physical Arbitrage – Vitol, Trafigura
32 Storage Arbitrage – Storage Operators
33 Freight Arbitrage – Shippers and Charterers
34 Basis Trading – Location Spread Desks
35 Refinery Margin Hedging – Integrated Oil Firms
🧠 Module VI – Quantitative / Algorithmic Approaches
36 Statistical Arbitrage – Cointegration, Kalman Filter
37 Momentum Factor Model – Rolling Mean Returns
38 Mean Reversion Algo – Z-Score Thresholds
39 Volatility Breakout System – ATR-Based Entries
40 Machine Learning Forecasting – LSTM, XGBoost
41 Seasonality Model – Time-Series Decomposition
42 Macro Sentiment Model – Regression on EIA + Macro Data
💰 Module VII – ETF / Equity-Based Oil Strategies
43 ETF Pair Trade – USO vs BNO
44 Leveraged ETFs – UCO, SCO
45 Energy Equities Correlation – XLE, VDE, OIH
46 Oil Producer vs Refinery Spread – XOP vs CRAK
🧭 Module VIII – Event-Driven & Seasonality Plays
47 EIA Weekly Inventories – Weekly Volatility
48 OPEC / OPEC+ Announcements – Monthly Meetings
49 Hurricane Season Trades – June–November (Atlantic)
50 U.S. Driving Season (Gasoline) – April–September Demand