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Will Oil close below $100 U.S. before the end of April '08?

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

 
Forecast history %
Yes
1%
No
99%
Settled as No on Thu 1st May 2008 12:23am PST

Suspend date: Wed 30th Apr 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 1st May 2008 12:23am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 30th Apr 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 55%

Action history:

Created Tue 1st Apr 2008 7:12am PST by mork[Power User]
Suspended Wed 30th Apr 2008 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached
Settled as 'No' Thu 1st May 2008 12:23am PST by andrew: http://www.nymex.com/lsco_fut_cso.aspx

Suspend date: Wed 30th Apr 2008 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Thu 1st May 2008 12:23am PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Wed 30th Apr 2008 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled details

 

Predictions (303)

1 year ago
kokojumbo predicted No (H$700 at 97%)
1 year ago
myunion predicted No (H$6 at 97%)
1 year ago
bookie predicted No (H$100 at 97%)
1 year ago
amice predicted No (H$100 at 97%)
1 year ago
mikebu predicted No (H$100 at 97%)

Comments (20)

Mork,

Awesome question man! I love it :-)

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  2 mork[Power User]
Thanks Lucid,

The market has been dancing nicely around this hundred dollar mark to make theses Q alot more exciting to follow than I anticipated.
I hope we remain on the edge for a while now.

Groovy
posted 1 year ago
Update: Oil closed the day at $100.98 / barrel :-D

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  4 yakko
which contract exactly?
posted 1 year ago
  5 mork[Power User]
not sure what you mean yakko. Its the Nymex exchange.
posted 1 year ago
It's what the NYMEX announces on a daily basis, which just so happens to be front month, but yeah, it is the Only price that is announce daily for light sweet crude oil listed on the nymex.

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  8 shadowfax
great link mork! clear map where one can "follow the money" now if only someone can
"show me the Zloty!
posted 1 year ago
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lucidstates (This user: Is On Strike)
posted 1 year ago
  10 mork[Power User]
I'm glad to announce the strike is over.
posted 1 year ago
i voted no but i seriously do hope that it goes down. just filled up my car with half tank of unleaded-95 petrol, cost me SGD$42.75. high prices cause me to be in much pain.
posted 1 year ago
My too man! ... I buy my gas at Costco Wholesale, which is the cheapest in the state and it still costs me about $35.00 for a half a tank!!!! I am dying over here!!! I swear, next person that blows up a pipeline or sinks an oil tanker, I will personally fly over there ad give them one humongous fat lip!!!!!!!

:-P

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  13 cognos
@lucidstates
Now that's a true Hubdub Marine!
posted 1 year ago
Hahahaha :-D ... Man, if that's being a Marine, man we'll all screwed!!! For the sake of not sounding radical I said a fat lip, hehehe, man I hope a Marine would do more damage then that, Hahahaha :-D

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  15 steph
When you go over there, give them a good working over for me, please. I'm at $70 for a full tank every 4 days.

Tell whoever it is that they owe me a pair of $70 heels every 4 days!!!!

= )
posted 1 year ago
Steph

Hahahahaha :-D ... Hey get this, I just made a $75 bet on YES and it will pay over $2,300!!!!! WOOT! :-D

lucidstates
posted 1 year ago
  17 mork[Power User]
lol...you're a glass half full kinda guy aren't you...
posted 1 year ago
  18 shadowfax
what did you bet on lucid for those increb-odds? not here I hope...
posted 1 year ago
  19 shadowfax
@lucid,.. that is how I meant to start the last post. I am learnin'
posted 1 year ago
I LOST A FORTUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow, amazing what 4 days can mean, hahahahaha, I lost nearly every dime!!!

Hahahahaha
posted 1 year ago

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