Remember everyone calling for $200 oil now the opposite is happening, this analyst predicts $17, I agree oil is headed further down due to the economic recession worldwide, I think we see $1.00-$1.25 average at the pump sometime over the next 12-18 months. Gas will average under $1.00 in some states by the time oil touches under $20 a barrel, anyone wishing and hoping for $100 better wait a LONNNNNNNNG TIME, oil will not be $100 + for quite some time at least 5 years, and $200 is certainly out of question for at least a decade or 2.
Charts Predict: Oil Heading towards $17
Sectors:Oil and Gas
By: CNBC.com | 16 Jan 2009 | 09:49 AM
The price of a barrel of oil could slump toward $25 and even lower as the economy continues to falter, Phil Roberts, technical analyst from Barclays Capital, told CNBC Friday.
ââ¬ÅWe're still getting bearish signals, the implication is - this move's not over,ââ¬Â Roberts said.
Roberts' near-term view for the oil price is $29, but his ââ¬Åslightly longer-termââ¬Â outlook is for $25 a barrel or lower.
ââ¬ÅIn the first quarter of 2009, you're in to the final phase of the down leg in the business cycle. So what weââ¬â¢re looking for is this to slow, the downtrend to slow. Where it's going to stop ââ¬â best guess would be maybe between $17 and $25 a barrel,ââ¬Â he said.
Roberts said he would even be wary of buying at $17 a barrel.
ââ¬ÅThe downside risks are still very much there and this trend, you've got to respect it,ââ¬Â he said. ââ¬ÅThe deflationary cycle is still in play,ââ¬Â he added.