Stephen Simpson: The world still largely runs on crude oil, and that ever-present demand coupled with erratic shifts in supply, makes it a volatile, liquid, and popular instrument for investors, traders, and speculators alike. Savvy individuals have always had the option Read more…

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Jared Cummans: The past few weeks have seen oil enjoy a meteoric rise. The fossil fuel surged from roughly $75/barrel, all the way to $102/barrel in a recent peak. But breaking the triple digit barrier didn’t last long for crude, as global instability and a lack of investor confidence moved in to create Read more…

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Jared Cummans: Crude oil has been in the limelight in recent weeks, as its priced surged from a low of $75 barrel to break through the century mark, marking an increase of over 35%. While oil has long been, arguably, the most popular commodity on the market, investors and traders alike are looking to Read more…

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Andrew Snyder: Iran is up to no good. The price of crude oil has not soared yet on the news of increased fighting in the region, but it is showing signs it could do it any day. Read more…

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Michael Johnston: Energy prices managed to squeeze out relatively strong performances over the last week despite the chaos in Italy that rippled throughout the global financial markets. Crude oil resisted the downward pressure from intensifying anxiety over a debt crisis in Europe, and managed to head Read more…

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Todd Shriber:  Commodities novices and seasoned vets alike need to be aware of the “C” word and by “C” word I don’t mean corn, cotton or Cushing, Oklahoma. I mean contango. The simple definition of contango is when the price of a near-dated, or front-month, futures contract is above Read more…

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So you’re tired of getting gouged at the pump and would like to extract some manner of revenge against the high price of oil and gasoline. Great idea. But before you wander into the oil futures pits of the NYMEX or snap up a conveniently bundled ETF Read more…

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If the forecasts of Jay Feuerstein, the CEO of managed futures trading firm 2100 Xenon, come true, a lot of investors are going to get crushed by an oncoming train wreck in commodities and equities. “You’ve got global Read more…

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Are oil prices headed up or down? If Saudi Arabia has anything to say about it, quite possibly down. Over the past several months, the kingdom has been clandestinely raising production levels. It’s been undertaking this in advance of Wednesday’s OPEC meeting. It’s attempting to placate American, Chinese, and European oil consumers. According to an article in the Financial Times, the Saudis want to bring Read more…

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David Fry From ETF Digest  goes into detail on crude oil discussing the impact for ETFs like the United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO) and the United States 12 Month Oil ETF (NYSE:USL) in the video Read more…

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Dian L. Chu:  WTI (West Texas Intermediate) Crude Oil futures traded at its lowest in almost two months in New York on Thursday, May 5 in its biggest selloff in two years, plunging 8.6% on the day

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Toby Connor:  Gold (NYSE:GLD) is on day 4 of the decline into it’s daily cycle low. On average gold (NYSE:UGL) puts in a cycle trough about every 20-30 days. This one has stretched slightly long Read more…

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Mike Norman (Norman): Hi everybody, and welcome to HardAssetsInvestor.com. I’m Mike Norman, your host. Today my guest is Dan Dicker, author of the book “Oil’s Endless Bid.” Read more…

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David Fry From ETF Digest  goes into detail on two oil ETFs discussing the United States Oil ETF (NYSE:USO) and the United States 12 Month Oil ETF (NYSE:USL) in the video below. Read more…

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Michael Tarsala:  Oil services stocks are seeing downside earnings revisions and bearish options bets ahead of earnings, and could be in danger of losing their price uptrend, according to Read more…

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