The volume of Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) is 265.78 K.
The current price of Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) is 83.17 USD — it has risen 2.24% in the past 24 hours.
The nearest expiration date for Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) is Apr 22, 2024.
The best time to sell a futures contract is when you've already made money on the investment, but still have plenty of time left before the expiration date. Thus, a good option would be to sell Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) before Apr 22, 2024.
Open interest is the number of contracts held by traders in active positions — they're not closed or expired. For Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) this number is 352.35 K. You can use it to track a prevailing market trend and adjust your own strategy: declining open interest for Crude Oil Futures (May 2024) shows that traders are closing their positions, which means a weakening trend.