RE:The longer term upward trendline for oil I think what makes settlement week exciting is the volatility. This ALWAYS happens.
Not too long ago WTI was $112.33
Now WTI is $114.88
The issue is liquidity right now and price can swing wildly...
That said $115 does take LOTS of pressure off
Not sure people are yet ready for a $120 base.....$110 maybe so hopefully WTI trades sideways for a while
Ultimately the issue if refinery capacity the crack spread is crazy....if international ramps up hopefuly that drops and WTI can continue the ascent with less pressure.
Snowballer wrote: would have oil support around $105 - $107 +/- range WTI So that would be important to stay above imo