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title: EIA Crude Oil Inventories
description: "EIA Crude Oil Inventories, Oct 21, 2026: actual -3.06M, forecast -0.80M, previous -8.56M · BELOW FORECAST. The full read is on Helious."
source: Helious
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Economic release
              21 Oct 2026, 14:30 UTC


# EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: -3.06M


           Actual-3.06M
           Forecast-0.80M
           Previous-8.56M

               Surprise
               -0.90&#963;

           VerdictBELOW FORECAST
           ReadBonds NEUTRAL · Equities NEUTRAL


            EIA Crude Oil Stocks Change: Actual -3.06M, forecast -0.80M, prev -8.56M. Surprise: BELOW FORECAST by 0.9 sigma. Desk read: Bonds NEUTRAL · Equities NEUTRAL.


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