I believe if one played the futures and options markets and had a billion dollars to do it, one could easily manipulate the oil market for a short time. And, if Soros, himself, were make $10 a barrel on a portion of the 75 million daily barrels, it would be a market worth playing. But, my main point was, had the timing been post election, the media would be blaming Bush, his buddies in the oil biz and Halliburton for the wild swings. But, when the target is the liberal socialist, the media looks the other way.
I think it is too big. 1 billion wouldn't do it. Not at +90 billion a month and you need to affect several months worth of deliveries or people can just wait it out for 30 days.