All this has been bad news for bears, especially those, such as hedge funds, that use leverage to increase their bets.

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If it bears out, this is really bad news.

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So, when we get bad news such as an oil squeeze the bears start to call the shots.

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So, while we can certainly understand where the bears are coming from and we will admit that all of this bad news could certainly put John and Jane Q.

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