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Oil- up or down? Which comes first - $50 oil or $60 oil???

Settled as Oil reaches $50 first

Oil price dropped below $50 by 9:20 AM CST on 11/20, dropping to $49.75 before going back up over $50.00.

Background:

Right now oil is at $55.45. Where is it going. Recovery or glut.

Light sweet crude (CL on NYMEX), just has to trade below $50 or above $60.


Settlement details: Trading price quoted by<a href="http://www.NYMEX.com"></a>

 
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Settled

Oil reaches $60 first
19%
Oil reaches $50 first
81%
Activity: H$33,758
Settled as Oil reaches $50 first on Thu 20th Nov 2008 10:19am PST

Suspend date: Wed 18th Nov 3:59pm PST (44 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 20th Nov 2008 10:19am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 20th Nov 2008 7:20am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Oil reaches $60 first: 55%, Oil reaches $50 first: 45%

Action history:

Created Mon 17th Nov 2008 11:54pm PST by petefin
Changed Settlement info Tue 18th Nov 2008 1:07am PST by destry[Admin]: ... &lt;a href="&lt;a href="<a href="
Changed Description Tue 18th Nov 2008 1:07am PST by destry[Admin]: show details
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Settlement requested Thu 20th Nov 2008 7:23am PST by ianochaye: Lowest UK Oil Price In Three Years
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SKY NEWS
3:12pm UK, Thursday November 20, 2008
London oil prices have slipped below $50 a barrel for the first time since May 2005.

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Business/London-Oil-Price-Slips-To-Lowest-Level-In-Three-And-A-Half-Years/Article/200811315156493?f=rss
Suspended Thu 20th Nov 2008 8:03am PST by bayoubear[Admin]: Oil has dropped below $50...determining suspension time
Settled as 'Oil reaches $50 first' Thu 20th Nov 2008 10:19am PST by bayoubear[Admin]: Oil price dropped below $50 by 9:20 AM CST on 11/20, dropping to $49.75 before going back up over $50.00.

Suspend date: Wed 18th Nov 3:59pm PST (44 weeks to go) Settlement date: Thu 20th Nov 2008 10:19am PSTPrediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Thu 20th Nov 2008 7:20am PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled
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Predictions (100)

100 predictions

6 weeks ago
athex predicted Oil reaches $50 first (H$20 at 96%)
6 weeks ago
youbet predicted Oil reaches $50 first (H$50 at 90%)
6 weeks ago
sknederland predicted Oil reaches $60 first (H$70 at 9%)
6 weeks ago
valornhonor[Power User] predicted Oil reaches $50 first (H$2,000 at 89%)
6 weeks ago
greyarea predicted Oil reaches $50 first (H$10 at 86%)
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Comments (5)

Oil is already down to $51 ...
posted 7 weeks ago
  2 petefin
CL is still $55 on Nymex. You could probably get a deal from some Somali pirates for $51 at the moment.
posted 7 weeks ago
  3 cognos[Power User]
I am happily paying $1.79 per gallon gas, and that is pretty much any station a mile from a highway.
posted 7 weeks ago
I see it coming: CL is already at $50.35. That question is going to be settled soon ;)
posted 6 weeks ago
  5 sqlman
Bingo! http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12400801/
posted 6 weeks ago

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