Rakesh Upadhyay

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• Filling The Gap: Tomorrow’s Most Popular Oil Trade

  Published 08 December 2016 | viewed 13,399 times

  Credit Suisse AG recently decided to delist two very popular and risky oil exchange-traded notes (ETNs) on the exchanges beginning today, December 8, and companies…

• Will We See $60 Oil By Christmas?

  Published 07 December 2016 | viewed 58,962 times

  For the first 11 months of the year, OPEC talked oil prices up, but by December it became clear that oil prices were not going…

• Big Oil Earnings To Explode In 2017

  Published 04 December 2016 | viewed 39,344 times

  The energy sector has been outperforming other sectors among the S&P 500 companies this year, with a gain of 21.79 percent year to date. Now…

• U.S. To Be The Third Largest Natural Gas Exporter By 2020

  Published 30 November 2016 | viewed 27,418 times

  Shale oil producers have turned the U.S. from a net importer into a net exporter of natural gas in November, according to S&P Global Platts.…

• Goldman Sachs Turns Bullish On Oil

  Published 27 November 2016 | viewed 54,737 times

  Goldman Sachs is known to make outlandish calls on crude oil. First came a forecast of $200 a barrel back in March 2008, which fell…

• Trump’s Election Is Great News For Independent Refiners

  Published 20 November 2016 | viewed 16,219 times

  Donald Trump’s victory has provided wings to the small independent oil refiners who have been burdened with the excess cost of buying credits as per…

• Trump Could Send A Shockwave Through Natural Gas Markets

  Published 17 November 2016 | viewed 49,101 times

  The value of any commodity is based on its supply and the demand in the market. If one of them is disrupted, it affects prices.…

• Saudi Arabia’s Oil War Gained It 1% Market Share – Which It Is About To Lose

  Published 30 October 2016 | viewed 36,961 times

  Saudi Arabia has wielded immense power over both the oil producers and consumers based on its proven oil reserves. It not only has the second…

• Only Sentiment Matters: Why Oil Prices Are Heading Up Until November

  Published 20 October 2016 | viewed 47,503 times

  Crude oil prices are on a tear. They have recently reached a new 52-week high, and considering the momentum behind the markets, it is likely…

• Why Dividends Are Still A Must For Big Oil

  Published 09 October 2016 | viewed 11,638 times

  The big oil companies—at least in this oil price environment—have come under a lot of criticism for their decision to generate cash flow rather than…

• OPEC Deal Triggers Hedging Race In U.S. Shale

  Published 04 October 2016 | viewed 20,900 times

  The shale oil drillers in the U.S. are hedging their portfolio at breakneck speeds, using the rise in prices to actively hedge their production for…

• Gasoline Demand Set To Collapse

  Published 29 September 2016 | viewed 17,555 times

  U.S. gasoline consumption in August hit a new peak at 9.7 million barrels a day, a growth in demand that many oil bulls believe will…

• Why Oil Prices Can’t Stay Low For Much Longer

  Published 22 September 2016 | viewed 97,406 times

  For many oil companies, the current downturn in oil is a back-breaker, but some have adapted to the falling prices and are fighting each day…

• Oil Is Likely To Remain Below $50 A Barrel In The Near Future

  Published 20 September 2016 | viewed 12,660 times

  Barring the sentimental uptick on an expectation of a production freeze in Algiers, the fundamentals of oil seem to be pointing towards another leg down.…

• Are Hedge Funds Positioning For An OPEC Disappointment?

  Published 13 September 2016 | viewed 12,684 times

  The OPEC meeting in Algiers at the end of the month and the cooperation pact between Saudi Arabia and Russia hasn’t convinced the hedge funds…

• Is China Deliberately Trying To De-Rail The Russia/Saudi Oil Deal?

  Published 11 September 2016 | viewed 30,708 times

  China, the world’s largest oil consumer, has been increasing oil imports and feasting on the low crude oil prices. Could Russia and Saudi Arabia’s plan…

• Can An OPEC Deal Influence Oil Prices At All?

  Published 07 September 2016 | viewed 14,997 times

  Saudi Arabia and Russia announced their cooperation to stabilize global oil markets, and while crude oil jumped on the news, it quickly gave back more…

• The Magic Number For Oil Bulls Remains In Sight

  Published 29 August 2016 | viewed 34,630 times

  Zev Spiro, chief market technician of Orips Research is forecasting oil to reach above $70 a barrel in the near future, as oil’s weekly charts…

• Ignoring Fundamentals: Speculation Has Been Driving Oil Prices

  Published 28 August 2016 | viewed 43,228 times

  2016 has been a roller coaster year for the oil traders. Markets had a near 100 percent rise from February lows, followed by a drop…

• OPEC’s Output Freeze: What Has Changed Since Doha?

  Published 23 August 2016 | viewed 19,171 times

  It’s possible that OPEC is crying wolf with hints of an output freeze next month in Algiers; but it’s also possible that they are ramping…