The oil market has become nothing but a rumor mill – rumors of Fed hikes to come, or even Fed cuts – and, over the last…
For those who like to trade in the energy markets the last few weeks have been marked by one word: volatility. With 4 or 5 percent…
Friday, January 29, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Despite the oil price slide, Iraqi Kurdistan remains one of the cheapest places in the world to…
March Crude Oil Analysis If you’re watching crude oil prices every day, you will probably say the market is volatile, choppy and directionless. If you’re watching it on a weekly…
Everyone’s now pretty well convinced that the collapse in oil prices is a disaster for stocks, something I’ve been trying to convince people of since late in 2014. So, nothing…
It is hard to escape the feeling that, at some point, oil will bounce back. The dramatic yet sustained decline in WTI suggests to those familiar with markets that when…
Friday, January 22, 2016 In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict • Iraq’s oil-rich Basra continues to struggle with a conflict among rival Shi’ite tribes that threatens to spiral…
March Crude Oil Analysis This week starts with March Crude Oil futures in basically the same position as last week. The main trend is down according to the weekly swing…
Oil's been in a bear market for more than a year – we've known that. But now the stock market is entering its own bear market,…
When markets correct dramatically, as stocks have done since the beginning of the year, the cynical trader side of me comes out in force. I am…
In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict Turkey, Game is Up You should be worried about Turkey. Two suicide attacks—one perpetrated by the PKK and…
March Crude Oil futures continued to weaken the week-ending January 15 as the market continued to get hit from bad news on both the supply and…
Oil markets have followed equity markets this week into free fall, dropping to $32 – a repeat of the lows of 2009. We're now at a…
The last year or so have been, to say the least, painful for long term oil investors but, as I have said before, for traders it…
In the latest edition of the Numbers Report, we’ll take a look at some of the most interesting figures put out this week in the energy…
Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict This week, there is nothing more critical than the extension of the Sunni-Shiite conflict into a much more…
February Crude Oil The week started out strong with February Crude Oil futures spiking to $38.39 early during Monday’s session, but by the end of the…