Michael Batnick of The Irrelevant Investor is buying gold... He explains why
Gasoline crack spread, oil VIX charts…
Here is what Harvey is doing to the relationship between crude oil and gasoline... Crude prices have moved lower (less production and fewer net
The CME/AHL interview…
CME conversation with original founders of AHL, a very successful quantitative trading
Energy is cheap…
as a share of consumer spending.... Carpe Diem uses data from the BEA to construct the following chart: Here is the
Gasoline Sales Per Capita, Changing Culture… Advisor Perspectives
Here is a chart from Advisor Perspectives showing gasoline sales per capita: And here are some reasons they give for the decline: "In
Changing crude quality mix is affecting crude price differentials and refining decisions… EIA
From the EIA's "This Week in Petroleum": "Voluntary production cuts from some Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) members
California’s eclipse experience… EIA
From the EIA's excellent "Today in Energy": "Although California was not in the path of totality during the eclipse, meaning the sun was not
Global Economies Grow in Sync… WSJ
Here is the Wall Street Journal: "For the first time in a decade, the world’s major economies are growing in sync, a result of lingering
Is Climbing US Production About to Peak?… CME Group
Erik Norland, CME Group suggests that US oil production is about to peak... "The number of operating oil rigs plateaued at just over 750 in July,






