"ALL CAPS IN DEFENSE OF LIBERTY IS NO VICE."

Thursday, May 01, 2008

EVIDENCE THE OIL BUBBLE MAY BE ABOUT TO BURST

BRACE YOURSELF:

We’ve compared the spike in oil and other commodities like gold with the decline in the dollar since the fall of last year, and, up until recently, there was an outstanding correlation — going long oil, gold or other commodities was pretty clearly an effective way to short the dollar in an almost risk free environment. Something has changed, however, in recent days.

Since early April, gold and oil have moved in opposite directions. Gold’s price, in our view, has retreated as the market has judged, correctly, that the dollar’s decline is nearing an end for multiple sound reasons (a halt to interest rate cuts, global slow growth or recession, etc.). Meanwhile, oil’s price has become completely untethered from reality in an insane speculative frenzy, even versus other commodities (which have had their own bull markets).

It’s over, or at least coming to an end, in our opinion.
IMHO: A CORRECTION WILL OCCUR IN WEEKS, NOT MONTHS...

A BARREL WILL BE CLOSER TO $70 THAN $90.

1 comment:

Pastorius said...

Yeah, you're right. It seems like the world's markets are flooded with a glut of cash that's being removed from other sources. There is instability, and part of instability is people try to figure out where to put their money next. And, bubbles happen.