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      Signals Dashboard – Quick Guide

      Brief Overview

      The Signals Dashboard gives you a real-time, data-driven view of crude & freight pricing trends across both regional & global markets, enabling you to spot opportunities and risks at a glance.

      Where you'll find the new crude signals dashboard

      What It Does

      • Real-Time Pricing Insight – Pulls ARB data (updated every 15 minutes) and compares it to an over 12-month historical baseline.

      • Competitive Benchmarking – Each crude is measured against a regional “basket” of similar grades (light, medium, and soon heavy/sour).

      • Simple Scoring – Converts pricing signals into a 1–10 “under-to-overvalued” scale (green to red), making it easy to see which grades are undervalued or overpriced.

        • Green (High number range, for example: 8, 9 or 10) = Undervalued 
        • Yellow (Middle number, for example: 5) = Neutral
        • Red (Low number, for example: 1, 2 or 3) = Overvalued

      Key Features

      1. Global Overview

      • Instantly see which regions are pricing normally vs. showing large dislocations.
      • Identify grades trading unusually under- or over-valued.

      2. Grade View

      • Drill down into a specific crude.

      • View current ARBs, over/undervaluation vs. the basket, and freight impacts.

      • Forward view (1–3 months) to see if conditions persist into the curve.

      3. Freight Analysis

      • Compares route freight rates to a historical basket.

      • Shows over/undervaluation in $ per ton for immediate cost impact insight.

      4. Historical Trends

      • Track how crude and freight valuations have shifted over time.


      • Spot rapid changes or longer-term patterns.

      5. By Destination View

      • To complement the basket analysis, each region offers traditional benchmark grade comparisons.
      • See traditional grade-on-grade evaluations to assess current crude quality advantages and refiner value premiums.

      Why It’s Valuable

      • Quick Start to Your Day – Identify instantly where the biggest pricing anomalies are.

      • Actionable Signals – Focus your analysis on regions and grades that matter now.

      • Integrated View – Pricing, freight, and forward curves all in one place.

      • Faster Decision-Making – No need to crunch raw numbers—insights are distilled and ranked.