Crude Oil goes Negative… What^%$#

Yesterday was a historic day for crude……and the trend continues today. With crude oil going negative for the first time ever. That’s right – May Crude Oil futures went to -$37/barrel. Essentially saying you would get paid $37 per barrel to own  this Oil. This has left seasoned, new, and non-futures traders scratching their heads wondering how something like this could even happen. We turned to two of the top energy guys we know – Emil van Essen of Emil van Essen, LLC and Brent Belote of Cayler Capital, LLC to get some expert opinions on how and why something like this has happened, and what the future looks like after this. In today’s episode we’re covering oil storage, whether anyone’s actually out there getting paid to own oil, very large tankers, whether brokers can even process negative prices, Russia vs Saudi Arabia vs US Shale, demand for oil, and will we ever get back to $100/barrel?

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