Oil up today after plunge yesterday: What’s this volatility telling us?

Oil up today after plunge yesterday: What’s this volatility telling us?

Oil prices have bounced back today from yesterday’s tumble with West Texas Intermediate climbing 1.63% and the Brent international benchmark advancing 1.49% as of 11:45 a.m. New York time. The gain still leaves West Texas Intermediate below $50 a barrel at $48.50. The ostensible reason for today’s climb is a surprise drop in U.S. crude inventories of 237,000 barrels last week,