Monday, January 18, 2016

Oil At $28

Removal of sanctions on Iran has hit oil markets today. This means increased supply amid a global glut. Oil is trading around 12-year low for a few days now and the price of 28.34 is the lowest. Some brokers offered a price below $28 a few hours ago.

Analysts are already targeting $20 and even $10 as the next key levels. Oil corporations are losing $1.8-2B for every $10 drop in prices. This, of course, leads them to cut jobs. Low oil prices come with benefits, too. India, Egypt and Indonesia have been able to slash subsidies worth almost $500B in 2014. Airlines and car makers are getting a boost. And this is also positive for consumers, unless of course, falling prices lead to deflationary cycles.

As to us, traders and investors, we should be very cautious when trading Oil as times such as these are difficult and markets can be unpredictable.

Chart: USOil H1

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