Implied volatility for December WTI crude oil options (currently the front month) jumped from 21% on Friday to 27.9% on Monday.... The most active
Consensus estimates of world GDP catching up to nowcasts…
The article from FT Alphaville is about China’s growth relative to world growth, but here is one takeaway: ” And we do see world petroleum
Hedge Funds go all-in on oil: Kemp/Reuters
The excellent John Kemp summarizes hedge funds’ positions in energy markets here: ”Hedge funds and other money managers had amassed a net bullish
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East… WSJ
The Saudi-Iran Cold War intensifies... Here is the Wall Street Journal: ”The latest salvo in the Iran-Saudi struggle came Saturday, when Lebanese
Investors not happy with this bull market… NY Times
From Landon Thomas, Jr. of The New York Times: ”Rarely has a bull market been so unloved. Since March 2009, the Standard & Poor’s 500 stock
Podcast: November 2017 Oil Market Report – Commodity Research Group
Commodity Research Group (CRG) is an independent research consultancy specializing in base and precious metals, as well energy products. The Group




