Chinese Crude Imports Crater
From Zero Hedge;
click to enlarge
At the moment it's roughly at the 50% retrace of the 2009 11.5 mm metric tons low
and the 2012 25.5 mm metric tons high.
WTI Update- a 4 Handle Future?
From my last post Dec 28, " Before we get into next year, short term the WTI has a good deal of upside risk to between $48 and $54, with $51.50 being my favorite cluster of resistance/ and a measured target for a 4th wave." Hourly click to enlarge As can be seen, WTI is in the high side of that range and evidencing some recent weakness. It does have a "look" that could produce a higher high at the top end of the range there, or even somewhat higher. However the greater risk, short and medium term is to the downside from here. It may turn out that a "b" wave chop down is in the cards with a subsequent "c" wave up, but that kind of move can be deep and retest the lows . See above Fib retracements, particularly the .618 and .78 Longer Term Risk For Bulls AND Bears The Decline click to enlarge While the labeling of the subwaves above can be argued, including whether the wave down is completed yet or not, the $
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