Doya or Don't Ya
Rig count just dropped three so that should be good for a little algo bounce. Goldman says US shale oil will resume drilling at $55 so if correct that is the probable top in oil for the future. Big banks saying the Doha summit on Sunday is either a large or a medium selloff as the worlds largest producer will not attend and has no method of enforcing limits (other than Dallas Fed sponsored meetings in a Wells Fargo conference room). Bottom line Iran's planned 12 month increase in production matches the IEA estimate of US decline.
It appears Chinese oil demand is down 2% year over year while exports are up 33%. I don't know what that export base is but it makes sense as we have been reading that the "tea pot" refineries have been greenlighted to go flat out and export product.
Clearly someone wants a top in oil because the news agencies have been flooding the airwaves with pictures of tanker fleets at anchor and of course the new digital maps showing where they all are. Could be a volatile market over the next several weeks as US refineries go from 89% capacity to flat out at 96% or so while the traffic in the Huston ship canal tries to unload more cargo.
Maybe the "expert" reviews of the COT report this weekend will bring some clarity.
