Quote from bluud:
that doesn't sound so good ... there is a great chance that fed will cut ... even 50 points ... there is also a great possibility of even more serious war between turkey and kurdistan
puts are more attractive because you don't get stopped out as oil climbs to 100 as it seems destined to test.
the currency and oil/gold markets are testing bernanke as we speak. And simultaneously, people are taking some bets off the fed fund futures for strong rate cuts.
you never know, they may hold, and this may be the perfect entry (maybe weds though) for long USD, short oil, gold.
one thing is certain: the fundamentals have not changed 20% worth in the last few weeks [as the price has] for oil. this balloon will pop just as quickly, if not more quickly than it inflated.