[quote=Mick100;177108][quote=Mick100;175583][quote=Mick100;173455][quote=Mick100;172436][quote=Mick100;171491][quote=Mick100;170570][quote=Mick100;169708][quote=Mick100;167752][quote=Mick100;166946]Commercial (hedgers) net shorts positions
price open interest
7/08/07 net short 117500 71.50
14/08/07 net short 85700 72.00
21/08/07 net short 42600 71.00
28/08/07 net short 25000 74.00
4/09/07 net short 34500 77.00
11/09/07 net short 36000 77.50
18/09/07 net short 44500 81.00
25/09/07 net short 45300 79.50
2/10/07 net short 59500 80.00
9/10/07 net short 66000 80.26
16/10/07 net short 78000 87.61
23/10/07 net short 60000 85.27 1,408,000
30/10/07 net short 77400 90.38 1,448,000
06/11/07 net short 84000 96.70 1,513,000
13/11/07 net short 23000 91.17 1,445.000
20/11/07 net short 29000 95.00 1,398,000
27/11/07 net short 54000 94.42 1,494,400
04/12/07 net short 45000 88.32 1.382,500
11/12/07 net short 38000 90.02 1.381,000
18/12/07 netshort 29125 90,08 1,330,250
24/12/07 net short 51000 94.13 1,326.000
31/12/07 net short 85100 95.98 1,361 000

net shorts increased significantly over the last two weeks
Looking less likely to break through 100 and stay above that level now

Might have to wait until the summer driving season to see a susained break above $100 - that's assuming there is not a severe reccession in the US. A mild reccession in the US will not lead to a drop off in global demand IMO.