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Larry D. Spears: Crude oil prices have been hammered of late. The cost of oil fell 21.8% between May 1 and June 1 – from $106.50 to $83.23 a barrel – the sharpest monthly drop since December 2008. Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: With oil prices remaining stubbornly above the $100 per barrel mark for WTIC, calls for $6 gas in the U.S. as a consequence of an attack on Iran may turn out to be a Read more…
Dominique de Kevelioc de Bailleul: Strap on that safety belt for one wild summer of frantic trading in the energy complex, according to economist, prolific author and wealth strategist, Stephen Leeb. He says gas prices in the US could reach $6 per gallon by the summer driving season. Read more…
David Zeiler: Cash-rich oil majors are set to go on an epic buying spree. In the process, they are going to create a huge investment opportunity. Read more…
Jason Simpkins: 2011 was an up-and-down year for oil prices (NYSEARCA:USO), but don’t expect that pattern to repeat in 2012. No, next year, the trajectory for oil prices will be far more linear – and it’s pointed up. In fact, we could even see $150 oil by mid-summer. Read more…
Kevin Kerr
: Oil prices (NYSEARCA:USO) have been on a wild ride the second half of 2011, and that’s likely to continue for the foreseeable future. A myriad of factors are contributing to the growing volatility in the energy patch, everything from political unrest in various oil producing nations, weaker Read more…
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…
Chris Martenson: Exponential debt increases coupled with limited natural resources mean that we are in a predicament. This is the message The Crash Course Author Chris Martenson delivered at the Casey Research/Sprott Inc. summit, “When Money Dies.” As an economic researcher, Chris considers the Read more…
Jared Cummans: The recent performance from crude oil has caught a number of investors’ eyes, as the fossil fuel has surged in the past week to break through the $90/barrel level. In fact, since opening around $86 per barrel on October 20th, crude jumped roughly 8.1% as of market close Tuesday. Read more…
Todd Shriber: Earlier this year, I wrote about contango, the commodities market situation where longer-dated futures contracts are trading above the current spot price. This can happen with any commodity under the sun, but in most cases, I’d bet that investors know a little something about contango as Read more…
Corey Rosenbloom: What’s going on with Crude Oil at the moment?
Let’s take a look at the Daily Read more…
Jared Cummans: To call the last few months volatile would be an understatement; markets have been violently swinging back and forth, taking investors on a wild ride. While major indexes have experienced significant headwinds, other asset classes, like gold, have generally performed well. Read more…
Tim Seymour: Even though U.S. hedge funds have unwound 13% of their long positions, a shift back to mid-February allocations is not exactly capitulation. Read more…
Sumit Roy: The U.S. Department of Energy reported this morning that in the week ending May 13, 2011, U.S. crude oil inventories remained essentially unchanged from last week. Gasoline Read more…
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