Taking a voyage across the world of energy with ClipperData’s Director of Commodity Research. Follow on Twitter @ClipperData, @mattvsmith01
Two hundred and seven years after the birth of Charles Darwin, and the final trading day of the week is evolving into a rambunctious rally…
One hundred and thirty-eight years after the first U.S. bicycle club was formed (the Boston Bicycle Club), and crude prices are freewheeling lower once more.…
One hundred and fifty-three years after the fire extinguisher was patented by Alanson Crane, and the overnight rally in the crude market has once again…
One hundred and twenty-one years after W.G. Morgan invented volleyball, and from a rally that started with a spike overnight, we are now seeing some…
On the 84th birthday of John Williams, the crude complex is looking anything but composed. There are lots of reasons for cheer today – Chinese…
One hundred and seventy-six years after the birth of John Boyd Dunlop, and the crude complex is coming under pressure again. It is Nonfarm Friday,…
Thirty-nine years after Fleetwood Mac’s second album was released, and ‘rumors’ of a production cut and fears of a worsening US economy are pushing and…
Fifty-seven years after the birth of founding member Lol Tohurst, and the crude complex is still exploring whether ‘The Cure’ for low oil prices is…low…
Good day! Here are ten things to consider on this second day of February, 2016: 1) Punxsutawney Phil didn’t see his shadow, meaning an early…
Today is Harry Styles’ 22nd birthday, and accordingly the crude complex is heading in one direction. (Down). We burst into February today, and get hit…
Eighty-nine years after Jean Goldkette and his Orchestra recorded ‘I’m Looking Over a Four-Leaf Clover’, and the crude complex is once again crossing its fingers…
Thirty-two years after Cyndi Lauper released one of her most popular hits (how scary is that?!), and yep, the weekly EIA inventory report heralds a…
Sixty years to the day after Buddy Holly’s first official recording session took place, and “Blue Days, Black Nights” have become a common occurrence for…
One hundred and thirty-four years after the birth of Virginia Woolf, and action in the crude complex is night and day compared to Friday. After…
One hundred and fifty-one years after the first oil well was torpedoed (h/t Colonel E.A.L. Roberts), and the crude complex is blowing up again. Groundhog…
One hundred and thirty-one years after the first rollercoaster was patented by L.A. Thompson, and the crude complex is aboard the big dipper once more.…
It is national popcorn day, so plonk yourself down in a chair with a bucket of the stuff and prepare to be entertained; it is…
To celebrate the birth of AA Milne (some 134 years ago), today is national Winnie the Pooh day. Once again, though, the crude complex has…
The crude complex is rocking out in celebration of Dave Grohl’s 47th birthday today, pushing higher while risk aversion reigns in broader markets overnight. European…
It is national rubber ducky day, and the crude complex is acting accordingly – managing not to sink for the first time this year. After…