Overall big picture is the market is still strong, |
People think the danger of the Iranian issue has gone down a bit and the focus is now back on inventories. Even the Nigerian issue seems to have died down. |
Right around $63 is a very important support point. |
Some people look at this as a chance to sell, they are getting tired of the geo-political factors-how much can that affect the market when the inventories are high. |
Statistics have shown demand was reduced on a year-on-year basis in September and October. Traders are concerned that they may end up seeing slower demand again in November. |
Statistics have shown demand was reduced on a year-on-year basis in September and October. Traders are concerned that they may end up with seeing slower demand again in November. |
That's the big question on everybody's mind, how much this (high prices) affected the demand. |
The concern right now is Nigeria, with the Chevron incident. |
The distillate draw in the United States is driving the market higher. It is also due to the coming holidays. No one wants to be short. |
The dwindling stock levels for gasoline is a serious concern, especially ... with the U.S. driving season ahead of us. |
The geopolitical tensions are still there, but the market is getting desensitized to it. |
The Iranian situation is kind of dropping into the background. |
The market expects bearish inventories, with crude up by 1.5 million barrels, distillates down 1.7 million barrels and gasoline supplies unchanged. |
The market has been sold off after the Hurricane headed for Florida instead of the Gulf Coast. So oil production is not affected. |
The market has gone up so much and so quickly. This is a technical correction. This is just profit-taking ahead of the weekly statistics. |