Oil Bears Cashing Out From Crude Market's Roller-Coaster Ride
- Bets on falling prices drop by most in more than three months
- Futures volatility climbs to highest level since March
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Oil bears are cashing out.
Hedge funds slashed short positions in West Texas Intermediate by 13 percent in the week ended Sept. 1 as the largest three-day rally in 25 years sent crude up by almost $10 a barrel before it dropped again. It was the biggest liquidation of bearish bets since May.