{"id":113268,"date":"2026-03-10T13:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=113268"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:54:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T17:54:17","slug":"will-crude-oil-jump-to-150-or-fall-back-to-70-heres-what-analysts-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/will-crude-oil-jump-to-150-or-fall-back-to-70-heres-what-analysts-say\/113268\/","title":{"rendered":"Will crude oil jump to $150 or fall back to $70? Here\u2019s what analysts say"},"content":{"rendered":"

In less than ten days, crude oil has swung from $70 to $126 and back toward $81. Goldman Sachs warns of $150. Wood Mackenzie says $200 is possible. J.P. Morgan still forecasts $60 for the year. Every single one of them is right \u2014 and the entire divergence rests on one variable: how long the Strait of Hormuz stays closed.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Before February 28, 2026, the global oil market was oversupplied. Inventories were building. OPEC+ was preparing to add 206,000 barrels per day from April. The U.S. Energy Information Administration was forecasting Brent crude to average $57.69 per barrel for the full year of 2026, down from $69.04 in 2025. Analysts had a consensus estimate of $63.85 for Brent and $60.38 for WTI. The world was awash in oil, and prices were drifting lower.<\/span><\/p>\n

Then the United States and Israel launched joint strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026.<\/span><\/p>\n

Within 10 days, the entire analytical framework for oil pricing was shattered. The market fractured into two parallel realities that now sit in direct contradiction with each other \u2014 and both are equally legitimate, depending on a single question: when does the Strait of Hormuz reopen?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Two Market Realities \u2014 Simultaneously True<\/b><\/p>\n

Physical Reality: <\/b>Global oil inventories were in a surplus before the conflict began. OPEC+ spare capacity of 3.5 million bpd exists. The world has plenty of oil.<\/p>\n

Geopolitical Reality: <\/b>20% of global supply \u2014 roughly 20 million barrels per day \u2014 is now physically trapped behind a closed Strait. There is no immediate substitute.<\/p>\n

Both are true. Which one dominates the price depends entirely on the duration of the disruption.<\/i><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

The Single Variable That Determines Everything<\/b><\/h1>\n

Every major analytical firm \u2014 Goldman Sachs, J.P. Morgan, Wood Mackenzie, Barclays, RBC, the EIA, Kpler, Mizuho \u2014 has published a revised oil price outlook since the conflict began. Their forecasts range from $57 to $200 per barrel. The divergence is not the result of different methodologies or different data. It is the result of different assumptions about one variable: the duration of the Strait of Hormuz disruption.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe market will be guided by three datapoints over the coming weeks: throughput through the Hormuz, reported storage draws, and any clear restoration of tanker access, which together will say whether the shock is transitory or the start of a longer re-rating of oil\u2019s near-term fair value.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u2014 Market Analyst Consensus, March 2026<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The futures market is already pricing in this bifurcation. Near-term April delivery contracts are trading around $115 per barrel, while longer-dated October contracts are at $79 \u2014 an extreme state of backwardation that reflects the market\u2019s belief that the crisis is temporary, but that temporary could still mean weeks rather than days.<\/span><\/p>\n

WTI posted its biggest weekly gain in history at 35.6%. Brent hit an intraday peak of $126 per barrel. And yet, contracts for delivery in 2027 and 2028 are trading in the high $60s \u2014 the market\u2019s clearest signal that traders do not believe $100+ oil is a permanent condition.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What Every Major Institution Is Forecasting \u2014 And Why<\/b><\/h1>\n

The following table summarises the current forecasts from the world\u2019s most influential energy research institutions as of March 10, 2026. The range is historically unprecedented \u2014 a nearly $143 spread between the lowest and highest price target from credible analysts operating on the same data.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Institution<\/b><\/td>\nNear-Term Target<\/b><\/td>\nFull-Year 2026 Brent<\/b><\/td>\nKey Assumption<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Goldman Sachs<\/b><\/td>\n$150\/bbl (if blockade persists)<\/span><\/td>\n$60\/bbl (Q4 baseline)<\/span><\/td>\nFlows at 10% of normal<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
J.P. Morgan<\/b><\/td>\n$100+ (unthinkable triggered)<\/span><\/td>\n$60\/bbl (bearish cycle view)<\/span><\/td>\nSupply-demand fundamentals<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wood Mackenzie<\/b><\/td>\n$150\u2013$200\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\nProlonged conflict trajectory<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barclays \/ RBC \/ Bloomberg<\/b><\/td>\n$100\/bbl (5-week disruption)<\/span><\/td>\n~$65\u2013$70\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\n5 weeks of near-zero flows<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
EIA (U.S. Govt.)<\/b><\/td>\n$95\/bbl (next 2 months)<\/span><\/td>\n$57.69\/bbl average<\/span><\/td>\nFall below $80 by Q3 2026<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kpler Analyst (Falakshahi)<\/b><\/td>\n$150\/bbl (by end of March)<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\nNo Strait amelioration by Mar 31<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mizuho Bank<\/b><\/td>\n+$5 to $15 war premium\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\nN\/A<\/span><\/td>\nNaval escorts only mitigate risk<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The divergence is not random. It maps precisely onto different assumptions about the duration of the Hormuz closure. Institutions that assume a rapid resolution \u2014 within days to two weeks \u2014 arrive at near-term prices in the $80\u2013$100 range and full-year averages that still reflect pre-crisis supply-surplus conditions. Institutions that model a 4-to-6-week closure arrive at $150. Those that model a structural, multi-month closure arrive at $200.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Goldman Sachs: 17 Times Larger Than Russia\u2019s 2022 Shock<\/b><\/h2>\n

Goldman Sachs has issued the most alarming near-term forecast. The bank notes that crude flows through the Strait have fallen to just 10% of normal levels \u2014 a drop even deeper than their own earlier estimate. Based on this data, Goldman frames the current disruption as a shock 17 times larger than the peak impact from Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, a historical benchmark that pushed prices to $110.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldman\u2019s explicit modelling: If flows remain sharply curtailed for an additional five weeks, Brent prices would reach $100 \u2014 a level associated with larger demand destruction. If the blockade persists through the end of March without amelioration, Goldman warns of <\/span>$150 per barrel.<\/b><\/p>\n

Critically, Goldman has simultaneously maintained a Q4 2026 Brent forecast of $60 per barrel \u2014 reflecting the baseline assumption that the crisis is resolved and the pre-existing supply surplus reasserts itself in the second half of the year.<\/span><\/p>\n

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J.P. Morgan: The \u2018Unthinkable\u2019 Has Already Happened<\/b><\/h2>\n

J.P. Morgan analyst Natasha Kaneva described the crossing of $100 per barrel as the \u2018unthinkable\u2019 \u2014 analysts had not expected triple-digit oil unless and until the U.S.-Israeli action extended to the three- to five-week mark. The Strait shut down in days, not weeks. The bank\u2019s baseline for the broader 2026 cycle remains bearish at approximately $60 per barrel for Brent, predicated on supply-demand fundamentals that were firmly in surplus territory before the conflict.<\/span><\/p>\n

J.P. Morgan\u2019s position reflects the tension at the heart of this market: the fundamental, structural outlook for oil in 2026 was bearish. The disruption is a geopolitical overlay on top of a structurally weak market. If the overlay is removed \u2014 if the Strait reopens \u2014 the market reverts rapidly to the bearish fundamentals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wood Mackenzie and Lipow: The $200 Scenario<\/b><\/h2>\n

Research firm Wood Mackenzie has presented the most extreme scenario in mainstream analysis, forecasting prices could reach $150 per barrel in the coming weeks and potentially $200 per barrel depending on the trajectory of the conflict. This is not a fringe view. It is the logical endpoint of a sustained Hormuz closure modelled to its conclusion.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s our assumption that the world is not going to be able to withstand the closure of the Strait of Hormuz; not just the United States, it\u2019s the entire world that would be brought into pretty much a recession. So if the strait remains closed, you probably go towards $200 per barrel, because then eventually Saudi Arabia, which produces 10 million barrels per day, needs to shut production.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u2014 Andrew Lipow, President, Lipow Oil Associates<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The mechanism behind the $200 scenario is not simply rising demand against shrinking supply. It is a cascade. The Strait closure is already forcing Iraq, Kuwait, and the UAE to cut production \u2014 not because they want to, but because with nowhere to ship their oil, storage has reached capacity. Gulf producers are running out of room. As this continues, even producers with alternative export routes like Saudi Arabia, which is increasing Red Sea shipments, will eventually face the same storage wall. Saudi Arabia produces 10 million barrels per day. If Saudi production is forced offline, the global supply shock reaches a level that no reserve release mechanism can address.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Three Scenarios: A Data-Driven Breakdown<\/b><\/h1>\n

Based on the composite view from all major institutions, the oil price outlook for the next 30 days bifurcates into three distinct scenarios. Each is anchored to a specific condition of the Strait of Hormuz, and each carries radically different macroeconomic consequences.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Scenario<\/b><\/td>\nStrait Status<\/b><\/td>\nBrent Price<\/b><\/td>\nDuration<\/b><\/td>\nKey Risk<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bull Case<\/span><\/td>\nRemains closed 4+ weeks<\/span><\/td>\n$150\u2013$200\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\nUntil end of March<\/span><\/td>\nGlobal recession<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Base Case<\/span><\/td>\nPartial reopening in 2\u20133 weeks<\/span><\/td>\n$100\u2013$120\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\n2\u20133 weeks<\/span><\/td>\nStagflation risk<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bear Case<\/span><\/td>\nRapid reopening \/ ceasefire<\/span><\/td>\n$70\u2013$80\/bbl<\/span><\/td>\nDays to 1 week<\/span><\/td>\nSupply glut returns<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Scenario A: The Strait Reopens Within 1\u20132 Weeks \u2014 Back to $70<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is the scenario that futures markets are partially pricing in through their backwardated structure. The conditions required: a diplomatic breakthrough, Iranian military neutralisation sufficient to allow tanker passage, and the restoration of insurance coverage for vessels transiting the waterway.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under this scenario, oil prices fall rapidly. The world was in a supply surplus before the conflict. OPEC+ has 3.5 million barrels per day of spare capacity. U.S. shale production is already being accelerated. The EIA forecasts Brent falling below $80 in Q3 2026 and toward $70 by year-end \u2014 and that forecast was built before the crisis hit.<\/span><\/p>\n

The key mechanism in the bearish resolution: global oil storage was building before the conflict. Once the Strait reopens, the pent-up Gulf crude that has been accumulating in storage floods the market. Prices undershoot.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Bearish Resolution: Key Data Points<\/b><\/p>\n

Pre-crisis inventory build rate: <\/b>Surplus \u2014 inventories rising<\/b><\/p>\n

OPEC+ spare capacity available: <\/b>~3.5 million bpd<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. crude production forecast 2026: <\/b>13.6 million bpd (EIA)<\/b><\/p>\n

EIA year-end 2026 Brent forecast: <\/b>$70\/bbl<\/b><\/p>\n

2027\u20132028 futures price: <\/b>High $60s \u2014 market expects normalisation<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Scenario B: Partial Reopening Over 2\u20133 Weeks \u2014 $100\u2013$120<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is the scenario currently being priced into near-term contracts. The Strait does not reopen fully, but tanker traffic begins to recover partially \u2014 aided by U.S. naval escorts, the provision of government-backed shipping insurance, and Iranian restraint following diplomatic signals.<\/span><\/p>\n

The U.S. government has offered to provide ships with insurance and naval escorts. On Friday, March 7, the agency responsible for offering that insurance said it could provide a total of up to $20 billion in coverage, on a rolling basis, to qualifying vessels. JPMorgan Chase has estimated the amount of insurance required to cover all the tankers in the Gulf at more than $350 billion \u2014 making the government offer meaningful but far from sufficient.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mizuho Bank notes that even under a naval escort scenario, the war premium does not disappear. Higher insurance costs could add between $5 and $15 per barrel. Trump\u2019s assurances only mitigate \u2014 they do not eliminate \u2014 the enduring upside risk. In this scenario, the IEA\u2019s extraordinary reserve release provides a partial floor, and prices settle in the $100\u2013$120 range as the market waits for clearer signals.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Base Case: Key Data Points<\/b><\/p>\n

Current Brent price (March 10): <\/b>~$88\/bbl \u2014 already down 10%+ from peak<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. insurance offer: <\/b>$20 billion vs. $350 billion needed<\/b><\/p>\n

Mizuho war premium estimate: <\/b>$5\u2013$15\/bbl permanent addition<\/b><\/p>\n

IEA collective reserve capacity: <\/b>1.2 billion barrels across 30+ members<\/b><\/p>\n

Barclays \/ RBC $100 trigger: <\/b>5 weeks of near-zero Strait flows<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Scenario C: Strait Remains Closed 4+ Weeks \u2014 $150 to $200<\/b><\/h2>\n

This is the scenario Goldman Sachs and Wood Mackenzie are explicitly modelling. The conditions: Iran retains sufficient military capability to credibly threaten tanker traffic, no diplomatic breakthrough materialises before the end of March, and the cascade of Gulf production cuts reaches Saudi Arabia.<\/span><\/p>\n

The arithmetic is stark. The Strait is currently operating at 10% of normal capacity, with roughly 9 million barrels per day of supply already offline. The world\u2019s oil storage facilities are under immense strain \u2014 the inventory buffer is finite. Goldman\u2019s analysis frames this as a shock 17 times larger than Russia\u2019s 2022 invasion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kpler\u2019s lead crude research analyst Homayoun Falakshahi put it directly: \u2018If between now and the end of March you don\u2019t have an amelioration of traffic around the strait, we could go to $150 a barrel.\u2019 The IRGC has itself warned that continued strikes on Iranian energy infrastructure could send prices above $200 per barrel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Worst-Case Scenario: Key Data Points<\/b><\/p>\n

Strait flow level (current): <\/b>~10% of normal capacity<\/b><\/p>\n

Supply already offline: <\/b>~9 million bpd<\/b><\/p>\n

Goldman\u2019s scale assessment: <\/b>17x larger than Russia 2022 Ukraine shock<\/b><\/p>\n

Brent peak intraday (March 9): <\/b>$126\/bbl \u2014 highest since 2022<\/b><\/p>\n

WTI peak intraday (March 9): <\/b>$119.48\/bbl<\/b><\/p>\n

Goldman\u2019s $150 trigger condition: <\/b>5+ additional weeks of blockade<\/b><\/p>\n

Wood Mackenzie \/ Lipow $200 trigger: <\/b>Saudi Arabia forced to shut production<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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What the Market Is Actually Telling You Right Now<\/b><\/h1>\n

Beyond the analyst forecasts, the market itself is sending clear signals about which scenario traders are actually betting on. Reading those signals requires looking at three data points simultaneously: the spot price, the futures curve, and equity market behaviour.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signal 1: Extreme Backwardation in Futures<\/b><\/h2>\n

Near-term April WTI delivery contracts are trading around $115. October 2026 contracts are at $79. Contracts for 2027 and 2028 delivery are in the high $60s. This extreme backwardation is the market\u2019s clearest statement: traders believe the disruption is real and severe in the short term, but they do not believe it is permanent. They are pricing in resolution. The longer the Strait stays closed without resolution, the more that backwardation collapses \u2014 and the more the far-dated contracts reprice upward.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signal 2: Equity Markets Already Pricing Recession Risk<\/b><\/h2>\n

Japan\u2019s Nikkei 225 closed more than 5% lower in the days following the price spike. South Korea\u2019s KOSPI fell 6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 900 points at its intraday low before recovering. These are not reactions to high oil prices alone \u2014 they are reactions to the recession probability that $120+ oil implies. Deutsche Bank has warned that without near-term relief, airlines worldwide could be forced to ground thousands of aircraft.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signal 3: The $3.48 Gasoline Price \u2014 And Its Political Ceiling<\/b><\/h2>\n

U.S. gasoline prices rose roughly 50 cents in a single week to $3.48 per gallon \u2014 higher than at any point in either of President Trump\u2019s terms. This creates a political ceiling on price tolerance. The Trump administration\u2019s willingness to sustain a conflict whose visible domestic cost is measured at the pump every day is finite. Top House Republicans have already begun framing the oil price surge as a \u2018short-term experience.\u2019 The political economy of $150 oil in a U.S. election year is a structural constraint on how long the conflict can be allowed to persist without resolution.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Three Metrics That Will Determine Which Scenario Plays Out<\/b><\/h1>\n

Every analyst surveyed has converged on the same three variables as the determinants of outcome. These are not abstractions. They are measurable, reportable data points that will be updated daily over the coming weeks.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Watchlist: The Three Decisive Variables<\/b><\/p>\n

1. Tanker Throughput Through the Strait of Hormuz<\/b><\/p>\n

Before the crisis: 24 tankers per day average (January\u2013February 2026, Vortexa data). Current: 4 tankers on March 1, dropping to near-zero. Recovery to 10\u201312 tankers\/day would signal the base case. Recovery to 20+ would trigger the bearish resolution and rapid price decline.<\/span><\/p>\n

2. Weekly U.S. and Global Inventory Reports<\/b><\/p>\n

U.S. inventories rose by 13.4 million barrels last week \u2014 the largest single-week build since November 2023 \u2014 as domestic production ramped up and imports fell. This is currently a bearish signal, but it is being overwhelmed by the forward supply risk. If global inventories begin drawing down rapidly (implying the supply shock is real and sustained), the bullish case strengthens materially.<\/span><\/p>\n

3. IEA and G7 Reserve Release Volume and Timeline<\/b><\/p>\n

The IEA\u2019s 30+ member states collectively hold 1.2 billion barrels in strategic reserve. A coordinated release at scale \u2014 similar to the 60-million-barrel release in 2022 following Russia\u2019s Ukraine invasion \u2014 is the single most powerful short-term tool available. The G7 has signalled readiness but has not yet announced volumes. The scale of any release will be the market\u2019s indicator of how seriously governments are assessing the duration of the disruption.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Conclusion: One Waterway, One Question, Everything Else Follows<\/b><\/h1>\n

The 2026 oil crisis has produced the most extreme analyst divergence in the history of crude oil pricing. From $57 to $200 \u2014 a $143 spread between credible forecasts published within days of each other \u2014 the range is not a sign of analytical confusion. It is an accurate reflection of genuine, binary uncertainty.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Strait of Hormuz is 21 miles wide at its narrowest point. It carries roughly 20 million barrels of oil per day \u2014 approximately one-fifth of global consumption. Before February 28, 2026, it was taken as a fixed assumption by every oil market model in the world. No scenario planning tool for any major financial institution had a live operating model for what happens when it closes, because it was assumed the world would not allow it to close.<\/span><\/p>\n

It has closed. The world is now finding out what happens.<\/span><\/p>\n

Goldman Sachs, Wood Mackenzie, Kpler, and Lipow Oil Associates all arrive at $150+ under a sustained disruption scenario. The EIA, J.P. Morgan, and the futures market all arrive at $60\u2013$70 under a rapid resolution scenario. Both sets of analysts are working from the same data. The only variable is time.<\/span><\/p>\n

Every other factor \u2014 OPEC spare capacity, U.S. shale acceleration, G7 reserve releases, naval escorts, government insurance programmes \u2014 exists on the margin. They mitigate. They buy time. They do not substitute for 20 million barrels per day of daily throughput through a 21-mile passage between Oman and Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThe absolute disruption of flows through the Strait of Hormuz is by far the biggest disruption the world\u2019s oil market has ever seen. The key question is: how long-lasting will it be?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mark Finley, Nonresident Fellow in Energy, Rice University Baker Institute<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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The answer to that question \u2014 measured in days and tanker counts on a live AIS feed \u2014 will determine whether this crisis is recorded as a temporary spike or a structural break in global energy markets. For now, the market is betting on the former, while pricing in the possibility of the latter. That is the most rational position available. It just happens to be one that implies historic volatility in either direction, with everything depending on a single 21-mile stretch of water.<\/span><\/p>\n

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