bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 6/10/2009
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Oil has now rallied 108% over the last 118 calendar days. Based on the standard bull market defintion of a 20% rally preceded by a 20% decline, the current oil bull is already the sixth strongest since daily pricing begins in 1986. In terms of duration, it only ranks 14th out of 26. The average ...
gregor.us - 6/9/2009
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gregor.us —
There’s a temptation to believe that if one
stripped out the USD from the price of oil,...
a better picture of oil’s cost would emerge. Over the years people have expressed Oil in Euros, Swiss Francs, and of course Gold–which does make ...
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Oil in Big Macs
philstockworld.com - 6/17/2009
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philstockworld.com —
Boy this is fun! I love it when
a plan comes together and all that tedious waiting...
has finally paid off as our bull trap has sprung and we are enjoying the ride down with all of the "wheee" and none of the nasty gnawing off of legs in order to get our money out. While Jim Cramer ...
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Which Way Wednesday - For Oil?
abnormalreturns.com - 6/10/2009
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abnormalreturns.com —
The S &P 500’s P/E ratio as jumped.
Should we be concerned? ( Crossing Wall Street )...
High yield spreads are back down to levels last seen in September. ( Bespoke ) More hedge-fund like ETFs are on tap. ( IndexUniverse , ibid also ...
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Tuesday links: oil, gas and Big Macs
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Abnormal Returns —
... “This makes the current rally in oil nearly twice the average bull market gain in nearly half of the average duration.” (Bespoke) ...
Oil bulls
FT Alphaville —
Crude continued its ascent overnight: US light crude prices (July delivery) rose around 80 cents to just over $72 a barrel. Oil bull market…the current rally in oil is nearly twice the average bull market gain in nearly half of the average duration. From Bespoke Investment .
THE ROLLOVER (futs)
THE SHARK REPORT —
... BESPOKE on Crude and note its near the 200 and on the short term range; ...
Words from the investment wise June 14, 2009
The Big Picture —
... Based on the standard bull market definition of a 20% rally preceded by a 20% decline, the current oil bull is already the sixth strongest since daily pricing begins in 1986. In terms of duration, it only ranks 14th out of 26. The average gain for prior oil bull markets has been 66.09%, while the average duration has been 217 days. This makes the current rally in oil nearly twice the average bull market gain in nearly half of the average duration.”
Source: Bespoke, June 10, 2009.
CNBC: Gartman - oil to hit $75? “A look at ...
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