Why Are Traders Concerned About $25/Barrel Oil Next Week?

WTI oil prices have started out 2016 by dropping to nearly $30/bbl, their lowest level since 2003. Unfortunately for oil bulls, a number of analysts now see a real possibility that WTI could drop into the mid-$20s in coming weeks over concerns about global storage capacity as the market continues to work through a massive crude oil supply glut.

Physical oil traders on Friday told Benzinga that there has been a major uptick in client fear, as many in the physical oil market are worried that a weekly close under $30 would pave the way for more selling next week, driving prices down another 16 percent to the $25 level.

A source who wishes to remain anonymous told Benzinga, “I have not seen anything like this, not even in 2008.”

While the fear during the 2008 selloff is…

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