# Fuel Falls 30 Cents – Buy the Dip or Wait It Out? - Mansfield Energy

> Crude oil fell about $10 per barrel and diesel and gasoline dropped roughly 30 cents in one session, with no typical rebound following. Goldman Sachs said the market had overshot a reasonable level because of thin holiday volumes and technical selling.

- Date: 2022-07-06 · published 2022-07-06T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/11249-fuel-falls-30-cents-buy-the-dip-or-wait-it-out-mansfield-energy
- Commodities: [ULSD / Diesel](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DIESEL.md), [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md)

## Why it matters

A sharp fall in diesel and crude prices lowers fuel costs for feed mills and transport, but the lack of a rebound signals weak buying interest. Buyers face uncertainty over whether the drop is a trend or a temporary dip.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: bearish ▼
- DIESEL: bearish ▼

## Linked price moves

| Commodity | Date | Window | Change % | z-score | Why linked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DIESEL | 2022-07-06 | 5 | -17.6% | -3.2 | Describes diesel dropping about 30 cents in one session alongside crude, with thin holiday volumes and technical selling amplifying the move. |
| WTI | 2022-07-05 | 1 | -5.7% | -3.3 | Goldman said the drop was exaggerated by thin holiday volumes and technical selling, which adds a flow-based mechanism for the move. |

## Sources

- mansfield.energy: https://mansfield.energy/2022/07/06/fuel-falls-30-cents-buy-the-dip-or-wait-it-out/

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