Here's a comparison monthly chart of the US Dollar Index vs. CL and you can see some reverse correlation, some symmetry.Quote from AMT4SWA:
I will say though, if the US Dollar has another big leg down the next 3 to 6 months, oil should definitely run north of the $100 level again. The CL market should stay great for trading into 2011......great daily ranges with lots of multi-day swings!![]()
http://www.barchart.com/chart.php?s...ddindicator=&submitted=1&fpage=&txtDate=#jump
And you can see the range in October 2008 for CL. Nice short.

[Oct 2008] Open: 101.860 High: 102.840 Low: 61.300 Close: 67.810
And the USD Index range for November was big too.
[Nov 2008] Open: 67.370 High: 71.770 Low: 48.250 Close: 54.430
Here's a daily comparison and you'll notice the symmetry at the end for CL isn't quite in sync, thus my comments about it maybe taking on a life of it's own to some degree. Sometimes the psychology of trading realities themselves can override supply and correlations to the USD fundamentals. Of course there are other fundamentals and some of this is related to supply.
http://www.barchart.com/chart.php?s...ddindicator=&submitted=1&fpage=&txtDate=#jump
