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Johonny

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3. The gap between futures and actual brent oil

Reply to gab13by13 (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 10:55 AM

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Would indicate either the market is extremely optimistic of the future market compared to oil on sale right now, or the historic gap in prices is a sign of manipulation. Sense few of us deal in commodity markets, I think we should all be safe. Some speculators might not be so safe.

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