CRUDE OIL PRICES ARE WEAKER OF COURSE as the trading world is in liquidation mode but we cannot and we will not be bearish of crude when the term structures move bullishly even as the price of a barrel of crude weakens. Since last Wednesday morning when crude oil prices were effectively $2/barrel higher than they are today, the averaged front month contango has held absolutely steady at $6.07. Under normal circumstance, a $2/barrel break in prices would send the contango out, and out rather sharply. More interesting is that prompt delivery WTI has actually gone to a small backwardation and we’ve not see that in quite some while. Further, since Friday, with WTI and Brent down perhaps 75/barrel weaker, the contango has narrowed by 37. This we find very, very interesting.
NEW RECOMMENDATION: Perhaps we are very wrong, but with the contango in WTI narrowing even as prices weaken we think the crude has made its low and we wish to be a buyer… of November WTI this morning $44.63. We wish to risk no more than 2% on the position on a closing basis, or to $43.75.
via http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-29/why-market-poised-rebound-gartman-says-bear-market-will-take-sp-1420-1550
via http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-09-29/why-market-poised-rebound-gartman-says-bear-market-will-take-sp-1420-1550