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Investors gear up for the potential of more OPEC production cuts
1) Some analysts expect OPEC to announce a cut of at least 500,000 barrels a day, though the group's biggest producer, Saudi Arabia, hasn't yet commented on the possibility of further output reductions.
Ritterbusch said it's likely that Saudi Arabia will put more of an emphasis on compliance with previous production cuts rather than focusing on new reductions.
"I think that took a little steam out of the OPEC factor as a bullish influence," he said.
2) The rally surged even as the dollar rebounded against other major currencies. Investors are prone to buy commodities like oil and gold as a protection against inflation and dollar weakness.
"It might indicate to a lot of folks that watch it that if it wasn't for the dollar, we might already be knocking on the door of $50," Kloza said.
3) Phil Flynn, an analyst at Alaron Trading Corp., said the crude market is giving OPEC its due respect by pricing in another production cut.
"But after that we will still need to see demand kick in to a level that will start eating into supply," Flynn wrote in his morning energy report.