Wednesday, June 18, 2008

MORE PROOF WE'RE IN AN OIL BUBBLE: SPECULATIVE OIL/COMMODITY HEDGE FUNDS INCREASED 20X IN 5 YEARS

WASH POST:
According to Michael Masters of Masters Capital Management, hedge funds and other institutional investors boosted their investments in commodities such as food and crude oil from $13 billion at the end of 2003 to $260 billion as of March 2008.
THIS HAS CAUSED THE BUBBLE:
  • THIS INFLOW HAS INFLATED THE PRICE OF OIL.
  • TOO MUCH MONEY IS CHASING TOO LITTLE OIL.
  • NOT TOO LITTLE FOR ACTUAL CONSUMPTION, BUT TOO LITTLE FOR THE HEDGE FUNDS!
  • THIS CANNOT BE SUSTAINED.
  • THE BUBBLE WILL BURST; OIL WILL CRASH

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