by Outcast_Searcher » Sat 17 Oct 2009, 21:09:32
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', 'I')ndeed. I'm a bit baffled about current prices, tbh. With such huge inventories, I feel the price should be lower.
I could easily be wrong, but I suspect that now that most people don't expect the world economy to implode short term, the markets have waken up to the fact that crude oil is a story with issues lasting more than a few months. The 4 big factors which keep me DCAing on oil stocks are:
1) The dollar.
2). India and its likely future demand increase.
3). China and its likely future demand increase.
4). Cheap cars like the Nano, and what they imply for 2 and 3 above, and in fact ALL healthy emerging markets over time. (Hint - poor families seem to CRAVE having a car, per various sources like "The Economist".)
So what is a "high" price for crude if the world economy recovers in several years in light of the above factor? North of $200, perhaps?
If oil DOES drop a lot, I'll just grin and get to buy more shares cheap. Again, I may be wrong in the end, but at least my time frame isn't that of a gnat.
edit - fixed a typo