Commodities
Latest Update On Oil – Expected to Settle Between $45 and…
“Oil is going to a new price point because of the revolution in production,” said Bill Perkins, chief investment officer of energy-focused hedge fund firm Skylar Capital Management. Perkins believes the price of crude could fall as low as $45 a barrel. He is personally short, a bet that the price of the commodity will drop. He believes oil will settle between $45 and $80 a barrel in the next year.
“Companies are harnessing amazing new technology to destroy the traditional energy value chain,” Perkins said. “There's a lot of money to be made on that.” “U.S. energy names remain a significant net exposure for equity long/short managers who added longs and cut shorts after October's trough,” the report said. “If pressed, one could interpret this positioning as bullish for energy stocks.”
Andurand thinks crude might hit $50 a barrel within the half-moon of 2015 and so rebound to a high of $70 within the fourth quarter. He also said the oil market is oversupplied by between 1.5 and a couple of million barrels per day, given weak demand, low disruptions to produce and enhanced production by nations that do not belong to the Organization of the oil mercantilism Countries.
“OPEC is not the swing producer anymore. U.S. shale oil producers are, but will take more time to react to prices than OPEC—it is a game changer that will lead to more volatile prices and bigger price ranges,” he added.
Morgan Stanley aforesaid the worth would wish to fall as low as $35 or $40 a barrel to prevent production and rebalance provides.
Still, the bank noted that the worth can doubtless rise eventually.
“Oversupply is probably going exaggerated and therefore the market is also content regarding side risks,” the report aforesaid.
