🧩 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