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Jack Alvarez25 said:Just a quick little correction here, I guess. You don't actually trade oil itself directly on the NYSE—not really, anyway—unless, of course, you're talking about trading the actual stocks of those big oil companies like ExxonMobil.

A computer program just does exactly what it’s told to do, I guess. It follows whatever specific parameters a person sets up for it, and most of the time, you see this happen when someone programs it to trigger a buy or a sell order once a certain price point is hit. Now, people are talking about how just three specific keywords could potentially send oil prices skyrocketing, but I don't know. Maybe. Honestly, I have my doubts. There is just way too much money moving around in that arena for me to believe none of this is being watched closely by some dedicated team of experts who are ready to jump in the second things start looking sideways.

I mean, honestly, I don't think we're looking at some massive price spike here, maybe not even a 2% jump if you really look at the numbers. Oil prices have always been such a rollercoaster, haven't they? It's just how the market works, I guess. You see things like when Obama announces an intervention in Syria, and suddenly everything shifts—prices can swing from something like $7 or $8 all the way up to $110 a barrel practically overnight. And when you consider that Syria isn't exactly a major global oil exporter, it just goes to show how much of this is driven by pure speculation and political tension rather than just actual supply and demand.

So, I was scrolling through the IDF's Twitter feed earlier, and I noticed they posted this update about how the Israeli Air Force is currently hitting airfields over in Syria to try and cut off the flow of Soviet weaponry coming into the region. It’s one of those things that really makes you stop and think about how quickly everything shifts on the ground out there, I guess.

I just realized it now. I mean, it’s kind of wild when you think about it—using a program for such critical, heavy-duty stuff when it doesn't even have the sense to know that the Soviet Union isn't even around anymore. It's just strange, I guess. 😁

Exactly...

bluesurfer6 said:hmmm, I'm honestly not seeing the point of your post??

So, some algorithm is flagging price hikes for crude because it caught keywords like Syria, Israel, or bombing floating around the digital ether—probably some random feed on Twitter. If a janitor hadn't stepped away from his mop for a second, we probably wouldn't even know this was happening.

It’s wild how much we rely on automated junk that spikes prices based on news cycles that are practically ancient history.

Raymond Vaughn8 said:

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On the US Army profile on Twitter, a certain piece of information popped up: "..The Israeli Air Force is bombing Syrian airfields to block the delivery of Soviet weaponry...".

Even though this info actually refers back to 1973—marking the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War (that conflict between Syria and Egypt against Israel)—and the US Army just wanted to commemorate it on their feed, the algorithms over at the NYSE went into a total tailspin.

Essentially, the trading bots flagged those high-tension keywords: "Syria... Israel... Bombing..." and triggered a massive panic, sparking an unprecedented wave of automated buying in oil derivatives.

As a result, the price per barrel shot from $101 up to $103, showing a clear upward trend until the "human factor" finally stepped in to calm the madness down.

A rather fascinating bit of trivia, though perhaps one you'd rather not know...

Hmm, I don't know. I'm not seeing any major volatility here.
http://www.nasdaq.com/markets/crude-oil.aspx

I caught this news on Saturday, back on September 12, 2013.

The whole narrative about how these price hikes actually play out... that's what really caught me off guard.

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What exactly is this?

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The IDF posted something on Twitter, "...Israeli Air Force is bombing Syrian airfields to block Soviet arms deliveries...".

Even though this was just a throwback to 1973—marking the anniversary of the Yom Kippur War (that whole Syria and Egypt vs. Israel conflict)—and the military was just trying to be historical on their feed, the traders at the NYSE lost their minds.

See, the algorithms picked up on those trigger words: "Syria... Israel... Bombing..." and triggered a massive wave of automated oil buying. Pure panic.

Because of that glitch, crude jumped from $101 to $103 per barrel—and it kept climbing until actual humans stepped in to stop the madness and stabilize the market.

A pretty wild bit of trivia—maybe something you're better off not knowing...