As all seasoned traders know, oil futures contracts reflect the market’s probability-weighted price expectations. In addition, I believe that the market provides a risk premium to the long side which underprices oil to some extent.
One important question now is how much of a potential OPEC/Non-OPEC cut is already priced into futures contracts? The answer determines the risk-reward to being long or short, depending on the outcome of the 171st OPEC Meeting on November 30th.
Before going further, there is no definitive financial theory or procedure of telling specifically. So I have to make some informed guesses based on possible outcomes and past market reactions. Continue reading "What OPEC Cut Is Priced-Into The Crude Oil Market?"
