yeah so I've been following rbob since 1.60 in january.
This is a seasonal market and almost a slamdunk when the fundamentals are lined up. You guys can keep playing with the futures, but I position trade it with option spreads, 5 to 15 cents out of the money, 5 to 15 cent spreads. If I has bigger balls, I woulda bought the July 2.60/2.90 spread in January when gas was 1.60 and sold it for a 5 TIMES PROFIT today, or wait for a possible lottery ticket (hurricane, surprise disruptions in key refineries, or IRAN) for a 50 TIMES profit IF gas jumps above 2.60 on news anytime before June 26 (July contract expiry).
This market is definitely going above 2.40 by August. Demand is higher year over year, and supply is tighter year over year, plus we have Nigeria, Venezuala, and Iranian geopol risks. And this isn't even bringing into question the fact that one of the best weather forecasters (he predicted 05 hurricanes, then predicted the LACK of hurricanes in 06, which was a contrarian call that happened to be right, now he's saying 07 is going to bring intense and devestating hurricanes) is saying hurricanes will hit the gulf this year.
Without an event like hurricanes, Iran, or Nigerian electoral instability, we'll STILL see gasoline break 2.40. My research and nymex floor intelligence tells me 2.60-2.70. IF we DO get one of the aforementioned events, watch out. 3.00-3.50 gasoline WHOLESALE.
Gas went to 2.90 on hurricane katrina in 05, now this year the dollar is WEAKER, supply is TIGHTER, demand is HIGHER. THAT's why we could see 3.00-3.50.
The top 3 best performing commodities so far in 07 are uranium, nickel, and gasoline in that order. The first two are almost impossible to trade directly unless you are an institution. You can buy the equities but that's different risk, not just supply/demand/geopolitics. Gasoline is the best trade right now and has been for the past 3 months. It will continue to be for the next 3 months.
Also watch out for live cattle. That market's about to tank - August puts.