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As oil bulls on, hedge funds place bets for longest run in 13 years

Gasoline prices have risen in tandem this year, and Trump on Friday said that he has pressured Opec to boost output to reverse the trend

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Alex Nussbaum | Bloomberg
Oil is on its longest bull run in 13 years, fueling a rally that has US President Donald Trump fretting about higher prices.

Hedge funds have increased bullish sentiment on US crude prices for the last nine weeks, the longest such run since 2006, according to data released on Friday. Almost 14 times as many bets have been placed on prices going up as on a decline, as investors see supply threats multiplying around the globe.

Gasoline prices have risen in tandem this year, and Trump on Friday said that he has pressured Opec to boost output to reverse the trend. That