Phil Flynn

Energy and General Market Analyst

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The Energy Report for Tuesday

Is the recession over!? Well for a day or so in the oil patch, it sure felt like it. A global uptick in manufacturing drove oil as fears and safe haven talk was so last month. A full fledged commodity craze is back as traders shun the safety of the dollar for the possibility of more appetizing risk.... (Aug 04, 2009 9:37AM)

The Energy Report for Monday

Oil prices defy supply and go on a technical buying binge. Inspired by a weakening dollar and hopes that China will keep supporting all commodities, the bulls have no fear of ample supply. Oh sure oil prices actually fell in the month of July but the way the market rebounded it sure did not feel lik... (Aug 03, 2009 9:20AM)

The Energy Report 07-31-2009

Now folks, either you're closin' your eyes to a situation you do not wish to acknowledge. Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated by the presence of excessive speculation in your community. Weeell, ya got trouble, my friends. (Jul 31, 2009 9:38AM)

The Energy Report for Thursday, July 30, 2009

A tsunami of oil supply helped sink the petroleum complex as refinery runs fall and demand falters. No, the sell off had nothing to do with the CFTC speculation hearings going on in Washington as some of the anti free market crowd might want you to believe. (Jul 30, 2009 9:21AM)

The Energy Report for Wednesday

Where is all of the demand going to come from? That was the question that seemed to control the market's mood yesterday. Oh yes, the consumers are confident and it looks like housing has hit the bottom but as for oil prices, exactly what does that mean. (Jul 29, 2009 10:02AM)

The Energy Report for Tuesday

Oh we got trouble. Right here in trading oil. And that starts with E that goes with T and ends in F. Oh yes we caught trouble, oh yes! We got trouble because speculation is the devil's playground. (Jul 28, 2009 9:15AM)

Shanghai not so surprising

Oil prices got Shanghaied as an initial public offering in China sent global stock markets and oil on another run.In China's first public offering since June, Sichuan Expressway rose 203 percent from its initial offering price according to Bloomberg News. (Jul 27, 2009 9:09AM)

The Energy Report for Friday, July 24, 2009

Housing on fire! Hold tight wait till the party's over, hold tight were in for nasty weather, there has got to be a way! (Jul 24, 2009 9:41AM)

The Energy Report for Thursday, July 23, 2009

Streaks are made to be broken. Oil prices broke the string of higher closes as tepid demand and rising supply seem to be zapping some of this market's bullish enthusiasm. (Jul 23, 2009 9:01AM)

The Energy Report for Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Which do you think will happen first? Will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates or willObama close Guantanamo Bay. Well some have time tables and some do not but on both counts the answer is that nobody knows. (Jul 22, 2009 10:08AM)

The Energy Report for Tuesday, July 21, 2009

We got to get out of this place, if it's the last thing we ever do. And it will likely be for an extended period. Big bad Ben Bernanke talks about an exit strategy from his policy of mutative easing in today's Wall Street Journal and says they have a plan when the time is right. Ben says that the pl... (Jul 21, 2009 9:12AM)

The Energy Report for Monday, July 20, 2009

They're back! Oil prices are flying as commodities rise from the dead. Across the board traders seem to be daring to take a risk as economic optimism comes storming back. (Jul 20, 2009 8:59AM)