We've asked Michael Seery of SEERYFUTURES.COM to give our INO readers a weekly recap of the Futures market. He has been Senior Analyst for close to 15 years and has extensive knowledge of all of the commodity and option markets.
Michael frequently appears on multiple business networks including Bloomberg news, Fox Business, CNBC Worldwide, CNN Business, and Bloomberg TV. He is also a guest on First Business, which is a national and internationally syndicated business show.
Crude Oil Futures
Crude oil futures in the February contract settled last Friday in New York at 36.06 a barrel while currently trading 36.68 as it looks to me that a possible short-term bottom might be place as I’m currently sitting on the sidelines in this market as I was short heating oil offsetting that trade last week as the easy money has already been made to the downside. Crude oil futures are trading below their 20 and 100 day moving average telling you that the short-term trend is lower and if you’re short this market my recommendation would be to place your stop loss above the 10 day high which currently stands at 39.13 as prices are trading higher for the 2nd consecutive trading session. One of the main reasons for crude oil dropping is the fact of extremely warm weather across the northeastern part of the United States sending heating oil prices sharply lower, therefore curbing demand for crude oil coupled with the fact that OPEC did not cut production and actually increased production as it certainly seems that they want lower prices here in the short-term. Continue reading "Weekly Futures Recap With Mike Seery"