Quote from Daxspreader:
Im guessing I actually trade very differently to most of the people on this board. I predominantly trade spreads - both calendars, and WTI-Brent spread. For this particular trade, you could see that the WTI-Brent spread was narrowing fast at the same time the WTI was moving up, the Brent was really struggling to go up, and in fact was ticking downwards. I sold WTI on the back of this observation, ready to buy the Brent contract if the trade didnt work in my favour (thus selling the spread at favourable prices).
Hope this helps. It takes a bit of getting used to, but I find keeping an eye on the Brent chart an invaluable tool.
Cheers
DS