JPMorgan Sees Oil ‘Notable Correction’ as Unrest Eases
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Oil investors should consider selling existing bullish positions because prices may decline this week without fresh political tension in North Africa and the Middle East, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
New York crude futures surged to the highest since October 2008 on Jan. 31, with London’s Brent trading above $100 a barrel, on concern Egyptian unrest would disrupt supplies from the Middle East and unsettle the region’s stability. Signs that protests are easing mean the market may be set for a “notable correction,” the bank said in a report yesterday. Hedge funds raised bullish bets on oil by the most in eight weeks, according to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission.