Average Price Performance of Gold, Oil and Base Metals during Four Military Conflicts This chart shows the average price performance of gold, oil and base metals during the following military conflicts: 1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq War, 2011 NATO-led military intervention in Libya. Image: J.P. Morgan Commodities Research
U.S. Seaborne Imports of Crude Oil by Origin The United States is also less dependent on foreign oil supply than it was a decade ago. Image: Financial Times
U.S. Trade Balance in Crude Oil and Petroleum Products The United States becomes a net exporter of crude oil and petroleum products. Image: Financial Times
Oil, Gold, Silver, and Wheat vs. Commodities Chart showing that individual commodities have historically moved together over a long period of time. Image: Wells Fargo Investment Institute
Crude Oil vs. Managed Money Short Positions Chart suggesting that oil could rise, when managed money short positions are so extreme. Image: Ned Davis Research, Stifel
U.S. Energy Balance Leads Oil-Dollar Correlation Interesting chart suggesting that the U.S. real energy balance leads the oil-dollar correlation by three years. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond
The Treadmill of U.S. Oil Shale Chart suggesting that the treadmill of U.S. shale is accelerating. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
History of Oil Prices Since 1861 This chart is a good illustration of oil price volatility over time. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research
ISM Composite PMI vs. Crude Oil Interesting chart showing that the correlation between the ISM Composite PMI and crude oil is up to 75% since 2015. Image: Lohman Econometrics
Countries Contribution to Total Oil Production The United States accounted for 18% of global oil production in 2018. Image: Visual Capitalist