Dear Traders
As we enter the final quarter in 2015, investors are watching the price of Crude Oil with an eagles eye. Oil prices have been on a roller-coaster ride over the past few weeks, coming from 6-year lows and with talks of $30 per barrel (being the new normal) a few months ago, we have seen a remarkable comeback as the $50 mark was crossed for the first time since July.
It looks like more short-term players have seen this opportunity above $50 for greater profit-taking and more sizable positions seem to have taken the market back to $47 & if this price is not screaming for a "Pull-Back" before year-end.. I don't know what is! However, more "conservative" fundamentalists focused on the over-supplied commodity are ignoring the price action and looking at more longer-term consolidations up to year-end & maybe till future rate-hikes - the recent drop in oil-rig counts did not help either!
Idea
OPEC remain firm that demand should begin to increase in early 2016 and this should naturally reduce the worried over-supply figures, resulting in a more "balanced" market - which if true, should see investors price in a more bullish price action heading up to year-end. However, warnings persist from the International Energy Agency insisting over-supply is set to stay. Although this view did not stop the Chinese "Bargain Hunters" from buying up more of the market last month.
With Russia now heavily involved in Syria and also stamping its foothold around the Middle-East's perimeter, the geo-political dynamics of the Oil Markets have a new found tension from the prospect of a potential stand-off between the US & Russia, as Russia looks at prioritizing it's hand in the Middle-Eastern Crude supply.
Recent ISIS attacks on production facilities in Norther Iraq have also added to this dynamic and of course, oil nations and businesses are keeping this in mind when attempting to analyse their quarter-end plans.
Overall, it is important to note that there is still an oversupply (surplus of around 1 million barrels per day). However, the "rebalance" force should help calm this supply over the next 12 months, where a turn upwards of $70-75 would really indicate a rebalanced market.
Overall, it is important to note that there is still an oversupply (surplus of around 1 million barrels per day). However, the "rebalance" force should help calm this supply over the next 12 months, where a turn upwards of $70-75 would really indicate a rebalanced market.
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Best of luck with your trading
Anish
FX & Precious Metals, Atom8 Financial Services LLP
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