Oil Thug calling out other Oil Thugs, now this is rich.
8-20-2014
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil--super-spike--is-coming--dan-dicker-194657769.html
Oil super spike is coming
From the heady days of mid-2008 when it traded at nearly $150 a barrel, crude oil has had quite a rocky ride. After sliding down to the $30s and rallying back around $120, crude has settled in around the $90 to $110 range for the past two years.
Investment banks, particularly Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and JPMorgan have not only left oil trading but have also abandoned the oil marketing business, which used to bring a steady supply of new players to the energy market.
Individual oil traders (including Dicker himself) have disappeared as well. Dicker speculates around 3,000 traders have left the industry.
Dicker believes these changes have all but killed immediate speculative activity, which has been good for consumers in the short term, but will be bad for the prospects of cheaper oil in the long term. Without the liquidity provided by these players in the energy market, a crude oil super-spike could be in the cards.
When you have an oil price thats hanging around $95, you won't see a $10 spike, youll see a $40 spike, because thats what will be necessary to get these guys (oil exploration and production companies) ginned up in order to produce more crude supply.