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RBOB Gasoline

energy · NYMEX (CME Group) · RB (RBOB Gasoline Futures)

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Reformulated Blendstock for Oxygenate Blending — the standard US gasoline futures contract.

Version: v1 active Updated: Mar 08, 2026 Asset Class: energy Queue: 58 headlines Labels: 0

📡 Sentiment Profile

Sensitivity medium
Lag hours
Volatility high
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RBOB can weaken on crude strength if crack spreads compress expectations. Refinery outages sometimes fail to lift prices if demand concerns dominate. RVP specification changes create technical pricing dynamics.

Key Narratives
Refinery utilization and outages Crack spread economics Summer driving demand RVP seasonal specification changes Hurricane season refinery impacts EV adoption and long-term demand

🏛️ Market Context

Exchange NYMEX (CME Group)
Contract RB (RBOB Gasoline Futures)
Key Entities
EIA refinery crack spread driving season summer blend RVP ethanol
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Summer blend (lower RVP) transition in spring tightens supply. Driving season May-September peaks demand. Refinery maintenance in spring and fall.

Price Drivers

Crude oil prices, refinery utilization, driving season demand (Apr-Sep), crack spread, ethanol mandates

Known Inversions

Phrases where sentiment is opposite to what a generic model would predict

Phrase Naive Polarity Actual Direction Reason Confidence
refinery outage 🔴 Negative 🟢 BULLISH Reduced supply of refined product 0.80

Data Sources

News sources configured for this security's ingestion pipeline

Source Type Query Terms Items Last Fetched
Google News - Gasoline google_news
gasoline prices RBOB futures refinery gas prices
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NewsAPI Gasoline newsapi
gasoline RBOB refinery crack spread +1
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Reddit r/energy reddit
gasoline refinery fuel energy
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EIA Petroleum RSS rss
gasoline petroleum refinery
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Reuters Energy RSS rss
gasoline RBOB refinery
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