Posts by: Phil Flynn

President Trump is getting ready to put a major economic squeeze on the despot Iranian regime yet the market fears that this economic squeeze could […]

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Kevin Warsh’s Fed is a throwback reminder of the old days: when it comes to Fed policy, watch what they do—not what they say. Oil […]

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Now everyone is talking about the diesel crack spread. We pegged this as the market most at risk of going parabolic because of the U.S.-Iran […]

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Here’s the big question hanging over the markets today: If a tree falls in the forest… how can a ceasefire expire when one side says […]

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As I’ve noted before, keep an eye on the diesel crack spread. It remains the central issue—not crude supply alone, but refining capacity for diesel […]

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Now you see it, now you don’t. Oil prices are falling on a huge 17.4 million-barrel weekly surge in U.S. crude supply—the biggest since January […]

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Its been up, down. Oil is trying to get that bullish feeling again, with charts looking short term bullish, but the scale of the crude […]

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Iran wants the United States to pay war reparations as the price for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. President Trump called their bluff and raised […]

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Oil prices are a bit higher this morning, mainly because of disappointment that the Strait of Hormuz is not open yet and because of some […]

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Oil just shrugged off another round of Iranian drama in the Strait of Hormuz and kept climbing. Brent pushed above $84 and settled into the […]

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Chicago Bears legend Gale Sayer once said ‘Give me 18 inches of Daylight. That’s all I need”. Apparently, the oil and diesel crack spreads share […]

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The Wall Street Journal tells us what we already know: Iran is staking everything on controlling the Strait of Hormuz. In other words, they’re holding […]

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