Crude Trader Sim — Physical Oil Trading Simulation

Crude Trader Sim

PHYSICAL OIL TRADING SIMULATION · 2 YEARS · 104 WEEKS

NAME YOUR TRADING COMPANY

$TRADING

BUY CARGOGo long. Choose grade + size. Profit when price rises. Holding cost $0.15/bbl/week.

SHORT SELLSell crude oil you don't own, then buy it back later. You profit if oil prices fall. If losses reach 12% of the trade's value, your position is automatically closed.

HEDGELock current price on a long. Protects against further losses.

STORAGEStorage lets you hold up to 1M barrels from a long position. It costs $0.05 per barrel per week and becomes profitable in contango markets when futures prices are above spot.

↑TRADING DESK

LEVEL 1You start with 1 trader on your desk — 1 active position at a time.

LEVEL 2Hit $5M Gross P&L — your desk expands to 2 traders, run 2 positions simultaneously.

LEVEL 3–5$15M / $30M / $50M Gross P&L grows your desk to 3, 4, then 5 traders.

~MARKET

CONTANGOFutures prices are higher than the current price (spot), signaling an oversupplied market. Buyers are willing to pay more in the future because supply is abundant now and immediate demand is weaker. This environment often favors storing oil and selling it later at higher prices.

BACKWARDATIONFutures prices are below the current price (spot), signaling a tight market. Buyers are willing to pay more for immediate supply because oil is scarce now. This encourages selling sooner rather than holding inventory.

HOLDING COSTOwning crude oil isn't free. Long positions incur a carrying cost of $0.15 per barrel per week, meaning profits are reduced the longer a position is held without favorable price movement.

CRUDE GRADESBRENT (North Sea), WTI (US Gulf), DUBAI (Middle East). Each reacts differently to events.

!NEWS & OPEC

NEWS FEEDEvents appear 1 week before they hit prices. Click to mark read.

OPEC MEETINGSMeetings develop over 3–4 weeks. Early stages show shifting cut / hold / add odds. The final decision week lands the price impact — amplified by whether the market is in contango or backwardation.

ANALYST DESKAdam Hussaini reads this week's news and gives you a direct recommendation with no directional call on quiet weeks.

104 WEEKS · 2-YEAR SIMULATION · EARN UP TO 4 STARS

Crude Trader Sim

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WEEK 01/52

LEVEL 1 · 1 SLOT

CASH

$50.0M

NET P&L

+$0.0M

DESK

0/1

STRUCTURE

CONTANGO

Market

News Feed

Fundamental Analyst Desk

Financials

CASH$50.0M

REALISED P&L+$0.0M

UNREALISED P&L+$0.0M

TOTAL COSTS-$0.0M

NET P&L+$0.0M

Realised = closed trades · Unrealised = open positions marked to market

Trading Desk — Level 1

Next slot at $5M Gross P&L

Gross P&L: $0.0M

Storage Terminal (1M bbl cap)

Stored0 BBL

Current Value—

Stored At—

Storage P&L—

Weekly Cost—

Open Positions (0/1 traders)

NO POSITIONS
SELECT GRADE + BUY OR SHORT

Trade Log

QUIETNo market events this week

MARKETCONTANGO

CURVEM1·M3·M6

SIGNALNEUTRAL

BRENT CRUDE

82.40

–

ICE · NORTH SEA · SWEET

WTI CRUDE

79.10

–

NYMEX · CUSHING · SWEET

DUBAI CRUDE

80.20

–

DME · FATEH · SOUR

BRENT FORWARD CURVE

$82.40

$83.10

$84.90

Contango — future prices higher than spot

BRENT / WTI SPREAD

+$3.30

Normal range

BRENT / DUBAI SPREAD

+$2.20

Normal sour discount

OPEC STATUS

No meeting scheduled

WEEKS LEFT

ACTIONS

— SELECT A GRADE FIRST

Trading Desk — Gross P&L

Each level adds a trader to your desk. More traders = more simultaneous positions.

Level 11 trader · start

Level 22 traders · $5M gross

Level 33 traders · $15M gross

Level 44 traders · $30M gross

Level 55 traders · $50M gross

Star Rating

★★★★ > $50M Net P&L
★★★ $20M – $50M
★★ $0 – $20M
★ Negative

Holding Costs

Long positions cost $0.15/bbl/week.

Shorts

Limited by cash. Auto-closes if losses reach 12% of trade value.

Open shorts0

Margin calls0

Summary

TRADES DONE0

WEEKS LEFT52

Crude Trader Sim · Physical Oil Trading Simulation

GUIDE — Crude Trader Sim

Buy Cargo — Go long. Holding cost: $0.15/bbl/week deducted each week.
Short Sell — Sell crude you don't own, buy it back later. Profit if prices fall. Auto-closes if losses reach 12% of trade value.
Hedge Long — Lock current price. Protects against further loss.
Cover Short — Buy back to close a short.
Storage — Hold up to 1M bbl from a long. $0.05/bbl/week. Profitable in contango when futures exceed spot.
Contango — Futures higher than spot, signaling oversupply. Buyers pay more in the future because supply is abundant now. Favors storing oil and selling later at higher futures prices.
Backwardation — Futures below spot, signaling a tight market. Buyers pay more for immediate supply because oil is scarce now. Sell sooner rather than holding inventory.
Trading Desk — Each P&L milestone ($5M / $15M / $30M / $50M) adds a trader, letting you run one more position at a time.
OPEC meetings — Run 3–4 weeks. Watch the odds shift. Decision week lands the price move.
Stars — ★★★★ >$50M · ★★★ $20–50M · ★★ $0–20M · ★ negative. (104-week game)