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The oil to natural gas ratio is at an extreme level not seen in at least 15 years, reports market technician Martin Goldberg. Martin is an astute market observer who I recently discovered on the Financial Sense Newshour. With oil above $71, and natural gas below $4, you’d think that something has to give. Sure, […]
Oil has not been this cheap relative to gold in 10 years, expert trader Jeff Clark writes in today’s Growth Stock Wire. He believes it’s time to go long oil.The last time the ratio was this high, back in 1999, oil quadrupled from $10 per barrel to over $40 in just one year. A similar […]
Jan. 19 (Bloomberg) — Goldman Sachs Group Inc. commodity analyst Jeffrey Currie said he expects a “swift and violent rebound” in energy prices in the second half of the year. Oil prices may have reached their lowest point already, after falling to $32.40 in mid-December, and are expected to rise to $65 by the end […]
From Stratfor: The International Energy Agency (IEA) released figures Jan. 16 indicating global oil consumption will fall in 2009, The Associated Press reported. The IEA blamed the global economic crisis for the reduction in oil demand, and said a drop this year is the first two-year slide since 1982-1983. The IEA forecasts oil demand will […]
Top posts from the past week: Inflation or Deflation – Which Will Prevail? Fed Out of Ammo; Dollar is Toast Stratfor: Oil Prices Likely to Remain Low Our coverage of Marc Faber’s recent interview on CNBC from December 1st continues to see a lot of traffic. A review of our trades from the previous week: […]
Falling Fortunes, Rising Hopes and the Price of Oil December 15, 2008 By Peter Zeihan Related Links · Mexico: Insuring Oil Exports · Canada: Oil Sands Tax Increase Related Special Topic Page · Global Energy Prices Oil prices have now dipped — albeit only briefly — below US$40 a barrel, a precipitous plunge from their […]
Top posts from the past week: Marc Faber: The 2009 Global Economy Will Be A “Total Disaster” US Bailout Price Tag Heading for $10+ Trillion(!) Yearly Oil Demand Drops for 1st Time in 25 Years Consumer Credit Crisis: The Next Shoe to Drop A review of my futures trades from the previous week: Covered my […]
Bud Conrad, Chief Economist at Casey Research, voices his opinion on Gold, the Fed using borrowed money from the Treasury, and Oil as a limited resource. “There’s not enough gold for everybody.” http://www.bizradio.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/december/wss-dec11c.mp3 http://www.bizradio.org/wp-content/uploads/podcasts/december/wss-dec11d.mp3
The International Energy Agency projects worldwide oil demand will fall by 200,000 barrels a day, to 85.8 million barrels a day, in 2008. The IEA expects oil demand to recover next year, estimating an increase of 400,000 barrels a day, or 0.5%. The oil futures markets appear to be pricing in a much steeper drop […]
I joked last week that cotton futures were heading towards zero – apparently oil took exception to my joke, and has accelerated it’s speed towards the basement. Can you spot the trend in the oil chart? Many folks, myself included, thought we’d never see sub-$50 oil again. The speed of this decline has been absolutely […]
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