A link from the DRUDGE REPORT containing a prediction:

The great oil bubble has burst

And where will that price be by mid-autumn, after a couple more months of gloom-laden statistics from the industrialised economies? Perhaps, with all the speculative fizz taken out of it, down by as much as a half from its June peak. That's not to say it won't go up again when the signals change and all those long-term factors loom large once more.

Keep in mind ...

All markets fluctuate. It is hard to determine a trading range for crude since it has never traded in the dollar amounts that we have seen over the past year ... ever! With the volatility of all markets, a range of 15 - 20% might be reasonable.

China has pretty much shut itself down for the Olympics ... s kind of 'Clear Skies' initiative. Chinese storage is miniscule; refining in China is driven by the government price controls on petroleum fuels, it is unprofitable for refineries to process fuel. There is no reason for Chinese refiners to hold fuel they will lose money on.

http://washingtonbureau.typepad.com/china/2008/06/paying-more-at.html

By waiting, they have allowed prices to decline, that is helpful for them. By the end of the month, the Chinese will be buying again. I suspect prices will rise again.

Fluctuation... Is it a "forever" thing?

Regards, Matt B