The recent rise in oil and gas prices could be threatened as a result of bullish hedge fund positions that have been building since 2014. Hedge funds are running enormous long positions on oil and gas and expect prices to rise further in 2017. * However, these positions will put downward pressure on prices as and when the funds decide to take profits. In this article, we examine how some large institutional investors may benefit from rising crude prices.
The recent rise in oil and gas prices could be threatened as a result of bullish hedge fund positions that have been building since 2014. Hedge funds are running enormous long positions on oil and gas and expect prices to rise further in 2017. However, these positions will put downward pressure on prices as and when the funds decide to take profits. In this article, we examine how some large institutional investors may benefit from rising crude prices.