Quote from rubibond007:
You just hit the nail!. Marc Rich, the greaters and most powerfull physical trader ever existed lost his company (glencore) trying to corner the Market in 1992.
The WTI went from 145 to 34 at the same time the USD/EURO went from 1,66 to 1,20. Yes, the Indexes and ETF play a big role in the oil markets, But the FED is the ultimate manipulator in this industry. If you are a Oil Producer and the dollars goes down you want more dollar for your product, plain and simple!.
What we need is more especulators (Not the other way around) and get rid of those ETFs and those GoldmanSachs Indexes and of course a stronger US dollar.
Right Now the WTI is the cheaper crude grade in the market. Brent is trading at 126, LLS at 127, Urals at 122, Minas at 126, Forties at 126, Bonny Light at 128. and none of those crude grade trade are centralized!
BTW Crude oil is used in more than 6000 products that goes from plastic to a lipstick.. So Yes, the supply/demand is also a HUGE factor.