Anyone any idea what the hell happened to crude just as the market closed? Was thinking of entering a short as we $65 which looks good low risk entry from a technical standpoint. Apart from a large amount of "Iran war premium" in the price, the media seems to have forgotten about the existing "Iraq war premium". Likewise, gasoline stocks may be low but US crude inventory supplies are building. I think it looks good for a tumble to $50 or below.
However, the sudden spike to $68 in afterhours is bizarre. Can anyone shed some light on it?
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LATER:
Okay, appears there was a rumour after hours about Iran attacking a US warship in the Persian gulf. Whoever starting spreading it is probably sitting pretty on an oil short around the $68 level.