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WTI Crude Oil

WTI Crude Oil (Latest Data - 10/14/26)

$102/ barrel

Oct 14, 2026

-$56.25-$16.42$23.41$63.25$103$143Oct 16Oct 18Oct 20Oct 22Oct 24Oct 26

Source: FRED WTISPLC (monthly through 1985) and DCOILWTICO (daily from 1986). Red bands mark NBER recession periods. Updated Oct 20, 2026.

Data Grade

WTI Cushing Spot:

A

Market-set barrel price. EIA only reports it. Daily, weekends blank. April 2020 went negative — that print is real.