STOCKS CRASH, OIL SPIKES

If anyone was not sure the run on oil is investor driven and not demand driven, then today should make it clear to them. Investors dumped stocks and bought oil futures. Oil is up $17 in 2 days.

I have heard the argument, only so much oil is produced and thus used; there is no oil speculation going on. Here is what happens: Let's say we need 100 widgets for July, we produce 100 widgets for July. We have harmony and prices are driven by the market and at market value. But no, hedge funds(the same guys that caused the real estate boom and bust) buy the futures of the widgets for July in June. July comes along and the buyers for the 100 widgets buy from those hedge funds. This is why the price is artificially HIGH!