Quick Oil Drop, When SPR Speculation Turns into Rumors
What happens when too many market pundits start to talk about a possibility? Usually, it becomes a market rumor. Active traders (and penny-pinching consumers) have noticed that speculation about the administration’s possible release of oil which is held under the…
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A move today around 1:45 PM EST sent oil down in the tank for nearly a 3% drop. The United States Oil (NYSEMKT: USO) exchange-traded product is still down almost 3% at $35.75 on the day and is now lower than before QE3 was announced. The sudden drop has only marginally hit the oil and gas service companies as the key Market Vectors Oil Services ETF (NYSEMKT: OIH) is down 0.9% at $42.93 on the day.
CNBC’s Kate Kelly discussed that the chatter had grown even last week and noted that $120 per barrel of oil on Brent may be the magic number that forces the release of SPR.
Bloomberg ran a piece even ten days ago which cited Stephen Schork of the Schork Report calling for a higher chance of an SPR release.
JON C. OGG
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Jon Ogg has been a financial news analyst since 1997. Mr. Ogg set up one of the first audio squawk box services for traders called TTN, which he sold in 2003. He has previously worked as a licensed broker to some of the top U.S. and E.U. financial institutions, managed capital, and has raised private capital at the seed and venture stage. He has lived in Copenhagen, Denmark, as well as New York and Chicago, and he now lives in Houston, Texas. Jon received a Bachelor of Business Administration in finance at University of Houston in 1992. www.247wallst.com.
