Things are getting worse for oil and oil-related exchange-traded products. As of Friday's afternoon trading session, nearly 60 exchange-traded products have hit all-time lows. Of that group, 27 are commodities products, and that does not include a number of currency, fixed income and international ETFs with significant exposure to commodity-producing countries.
And of that group of 27, a third are dedicated oil ETFs and exchange-traded notes (ETNs). The United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO), which tracks front-month West Texas Intermediate futures, is one of the oil ETFs in Friday's all-time low club. Down 2.64 percent at Friday's close, USO is extending its year-to-date loss to around 45.5 percent.
'Good Money Going After Bad Trade'
Yet, in the epitome of a good money going after bad trade, USO has seen fourth-quarter inflows of over $1.2 billion. With money managers and other professionals barely willing to nibble at oil from the long side, there is little in the ...
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