Traders Turn Bearish on U.S. Oil
Traders are selling West Texas Intermediate futures in anticipation of further strong production growth
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Traders are selling West Texas Intermediate futures in anticipation of further strong production growth
Portfolio investors anticipate petroleum prices will remain range bound in the short term so positioning is increasingly focused on expected changes in relative performance among the major crude and fuels contracts.
Oil prices settled lower on Tuesday as traders focused on rebounding crude output in parts of the US, along with rising supply in Libya and Norway, rather than risks to supply posed by conflict in Europe and the Middle East.
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West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed over 2.3% on Wednesday as rising tensions in two conflict zones outweighed supply and demand fundamentals that should have put downward pressure on crude prices