Oil bulls tilt at windmills—again

Traders look for prices to rise.

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By Leah McGrath Goodman

On the first day of April, as crude futures soared past $85 a barrel—marking an 18-month high—the words finally escaped someone’s mouth: “Anyone talking $150?”

Uttered by one very wary New York hedge fund manager, it was a question not far from the lips of many an oil trader.

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