Oil tried to rally Tuesday, but Ben Bernanke ended that when he expressed concern about inflation. Is the bubble about to burst?
I’m not sure how much of a headwind the Fed presents for oil, says Addison Armstrong, Director Of Market Research At Tradition Energy on CNBC’s Closing Bell. It’s still a supply driven market.
How would you trade?
Through the summer I see a lot of political uncertainty ahead as well as a hurricane season, replies Armstrong. Short term the bias in oil should be higher and I think it could go to $150.
But in the third and fourth quarter I expect to see the effect of these high prices weigh on economic growth especially in Asia.. and especially in China after the Olympics. That’s when I see the potential for a strong pullback in crude.
What’s your long-term outlook?
