Group 1: Report Industry Investment Rating - High - sulfur fuel oil: Oscillating [2] - Low - sulfur fuel oil: Oscillating [2] Group 2: Core Viewpoints - The spot price of Shanghai Futures Exchange's fuel oil futures main contract closed up 0.1% at 2,924 yuan/ton, and INE low - sulfur fuel oil futures main contract closed up 0.19% at 3,602 yuan/ton. Crude oil prices maintain an oscillating trend. The unilateral prices of FU and LU are supported by the cost side, but the expectation of a looser medium - term balance sheet limits the upside space of prices [1] - The fundamentals of high - sulfur fuel oil currently lack highlights. The market structure has been continuously adjusted recently, especially the crack spread has significantly declined from its high level. The spot supply is relatively abundant, and the inventory level is high. However, the peak demand season of downstream power generation terminals provides some support to the market. Egypt's purchasing power is relatively strong, with an expected import volume of 990,000 tons in July, a month - on - month increase of 990,000 tons and a year - on - year increase of 490,000 tons. But with the increase in Egypt's LNG imports, the subsequent demand growth space for fuel oil in power plants may be limited. The structural positive factors of high - sulfur fuel oil have not completely subsided. If the crack spread is fully adjusted to attract a significant recovery in refinery demand, opportunities for the market structure to strengthen again can be observed [1] - The fundamentals of low - sulfur fuel oil have recently loosened marginally. The arrival of Brazilian tanker cargoes has increased, and Kuwait's exports have also begun to resume. The spot supply in the Asia - Pacific region is relatively abundant. In the medium term, the remaining production capacity of low - sulfur fuel oil is relatively abundant, and the carbon - neutral trend in the shipping industry will gradually replace the market share of low - sulfur fuel oil, suppressing the market outlook [1] Group 3: Strategies - For high - sulfur fuel oil: Oscillating [2] - For low - sulfur fuel oil: Oscillating [2] - Cross - variety: Positions of shorting FU crack spread (FU - Brent or FU - SC) in the early stage can be appropriately stopped for profit [2] - Cross - period: FU reverse spread positions in the early stage can be gradually stopped for profit [2] - Spot - futures: None [2] - Options: None [2]
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Hua Tai Qi Huo·2025-07-23 05:35