{"id":171726,"date":"2010-01-12T16:23:56","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T21:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/hedge-funds-are-placing-record-bullish-bets-on-oil-2010-1"},"modified":"2010-01-12T16:23:56","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T21:23:56","slug":"hedge-funds-are-placing-record-bullish-bets-on-oil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/171726","title":{"rendered":"Hedge Funds Are Placing Record Bullish Bets On Oil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>(This guest post originally appeared at the <a href=\"http:\/\/pragcap.com\/hedge-funds-place-record-bets-on-oil\">author&#8217;s blog<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The total net long positions by large speculators showed record bets on energy prices.&nbsp; Crude prices have risen 17% over the last month and over 100% in the last year as big money has poured into oil as the dollar has weakened and the global economy has strengthened.&nbsp; Unlike small speculators, who lack the firepower to move prices and have generally been on the wrong side of trades, the large speculators tend to be the market movers.&nbsp; This latest data shows a continued allocation into energy by large hedge funds and institutional traders.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.businessinsider.com\/~~\/f?id=4b4ce7ff000000000045b605\" border=\"0\" alt=\"oil\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/hedge-funds-are-placing-record-bullish-bets-on-oil-2010-1#comments\">Join the conversation about this story &#187;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>See Also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/cnbcs-kilduff-oil-will-hit-100-in-the-next-six-months-2010-1\">John Kilduff: Oil To $100 In The Next Six Months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/oil-discovery-under-shallow-gulf-waters-estimated-to-be-biggest-find-in-decades-2010-1\">Oil Discovery Under Shallow Gulf Waters Estimated To Be Biggest In Decades<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/the-entire-world-is-freezing-oil-at-15-month-high-2010-1\">The Entire World Is Freezing! 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