# As liquidity evaporates, oil braces for whiplash volatility

> Oil prices rose and fell by about $40 a barrel in March 2022, pushing many investors out of the volatile trade. Traders and analysts expect more wild price swings as liquidity thins.

- Date: 2022-03-17 · published 2022-03-17T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/5996-as-liquidity-evaporates-oil-braces-for-whiplash-volatility
- Commodities: [Crude Oil (WTI)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WTI.md), [Crude Oil (Brent)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/BRENT.md)

## Why it matters

Thin liquidity and whipsaw crude prices increase cost uncertainty for energy and freight, complicating hedging for feed buyers.

## Read by commodity

- WTI: neutral
- BRENT: neutral

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/business/liquidity-dries-up-oil-braces-whiplash-volatility-2022-03-17/

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