[thackney]

That is because oil prices have risen based on sentiment alone.

Stock levels begin to fall, production rates begin to fall and this writer thinks that is only sentiment?

[trebb]

Stock levels begin to fall, production rates begin to fall and this writer thinks that is only sentiment?

Perhaps he sees it as a mirror of the Stock market - seems to be running on PFM these days and "sentiment" is a non-voodoo sounding expression....

P - Pure
F - (fill in the blank)
M - Magic