The week concluded with crude prices surging by a staggering 7%, leaving investors on edge as the Middle East crisis intensified. Israel's announcement of a ground assault on Gaza propelled the region into a new phase of heightened tensions, further fueling market uncertainty. As we look ahead to the coming week, two pivotal factors will shape the direction of oil...
Oil prices soared to their highest level in nine weeks, setting the stage for a potential breakout to the upside and igniting hopes of an uptrend continuation. This surge comes against the backdrop of a weaker dollar, which hit a two-week low following robust U.S. jobs report that reinforced expectations for further Federal Reserve rate hikes. The rally in prices...
Despite three production cuts announced by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies since October, including support from the Saudis, crude prices have shown limited improvement. This is unexpected, particularly during a time of the year when oil demand should naturally be strong due to summer travel. The Saudis have expressed...
The oil market has experienced significant volatility throughout the week, starting with a price spike due to Saudi Arabia's one million barrel production cut, followed by a plunge in prices after the US and Iran denied a temporary nuclear deal. Despite the highly-publicized Saudi output cut, US Oil prices saw another decline at the end of last week. As we...
The USOil rallied as much as 1.3% on Friday after the Fed’s favorite gauge for U.S. inflation came in beyond expectation for April, indicating that the central bank will raise interest rates again in June and July versus expectations for a pause. USOILSPOT Fundamental Factors: However, following the U.S. president's announcement via his Twitter handle on Saturday...
By the end of the previous week, the Oil prices appear to have stabilized in a trading range between 74.00 and 67.00 per barrel. Sluggish data coming in from the Chinese economic docket (the world's number one importer of crude oil) is not helping matters at all; with a 1.4% decline in imports and an 8.5% drop in export growth. The economy seems to be struggling...
Driven by worries about demand linked to recession risks and the strain in the US banking sector, the oil prices experienced a dramatic decline in the previous week (6.5% drop). However, Oil prices received a boost after Friday’s robust US jobs report which eased concerns over the prospect of a downturn in the economy as strong jobs growth is often a plus for oil,...
The OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day hereby bringing the total volume of cuts by OPEC+ members to 3.66 million bpd according to Reuters calculations - a whopping 3.7% of the global oil demand. The latest reductions have a strong potential of lifting oil prices to new highs. In this video, we...
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Well, the past three to four months have shown that the only reason crude prices aren’t breaking out of the channel ($83/$70) is because of the inflation hangover in the U.S and the Fed’s hawkish outlook emphasizes how far and high it is ready to increase rates. This was further reiterated by Fed Chair Jerome Powell during his testimony before Congress as the...
Following the reversal of Covid-19 policy — the Chinese manufacturing sector posted its biggest improvement in more than a decade last month, service/activity is climbing and the housing market is stabilizing. Economists speculate that the reopening may see Chinese oil consumption hit a record high this year and It was indeed a positive week for the oil commodity...
The US oil still found a way to finish in neutral territories as bulls jumped in to buy into a market that scraped three-week lows just two days earlier at the $74.00 zone. The hopes of increased demand are still a possibility in this market as the Chinese government (the world's largest importer of crude oil) has lifted all COVID restriction policies hereby...
Despite starting the week on a bullish note, fresh new anxieties over inflation and rate hikes rippled across the market and this development resulted in participants dumping their long positions on the US Oil. With continued selling pressure below the key level at $80.00 level, buying opportunity might likely be on hold in the coming week until there are clear...
Last week's trading session saw Oil prices jump as Russia respond to the G7’s price caps by announcing production cuts by 500,000 bpd (accounting for 5% of its output in March) and its own minimum price structure. We were opportune to be part of the bullish momentum (see link below for reference purposes) which later capped at the key level at the $80.00 mark at...
OPEC+ panel endorsed the oil producer group's current output policy at a meeting on Wednesday - 2nd February 2023, leaving production cuts as agreed last year in place amid hopes of higher Chinese demand and uncertain prospects for Russian supply. Despite fundamental expectations, the US Oil prices tumbled 8.5% during the course of last week's trading session to...
Amidst reports that oil loadings from Russia's Baltic ports were set to rise by 50% this month; the price of oil continues to drop as the $82.50 level remains a strong ceiling for selling pressure - a feat which has lasted for 3 months now. Also, OPEC+ is expected to meet on Feb. 1 to decide its monthly production targets and this is one event major players in the...
This is a follow-up video to my previous analysis on the US Oil commodity as we close the previous week on a profitable note with over 300pips in profit (see link below for reference purposes). China being the world's number one importer of crude oil - the start of the Chinese New Year holiday will be closely watched to see if travel activities will be as robust...
This is a follow-up video to last week's analysis as we were able to scoop over 1,200 pips profit (see link below for reference purposes). Thursday's data showed that U.S. CPI inflation eased in December 2022 and this data appears to be firing a bullish momentum as risk appetite for the Oil appears to have been bolstered. Last week's trading session witnessed a...