Oil Prices Under OPEC+ Pressure!Oil prices fell for a second consecutive session, with Brent crude down 0.6% to $67.17 a barrel and U.S. West Texas Intermediate down by the same percentage to $63.53. Investors are now looking ahead to the upcoming OPEC+ meeting early next week, amid rising expectations that producers may consider a fresh output hike for October.
This comes after the alliance had already raised its targets by about 2.2 million barrels per day between April and September, along with an additional 300,000 barrels for the UAE. At the same time, market focus is shifting to U.S. crude inventory data, particularly after the American Petroleum Institute reported an unexpected build of 622,000 barrels for the week ending August 29, compared with analyst forecasts of a nearly 2 million barrel drawdown.
From the technical side:
Crude oil is still trading in a general uptrend on the 4-hour chart, forming higher highs and higher lows. However, it is approaching a key level in the short- to medium-term at 62.95, which represents the last higher low recorded by the price. A break below this level and the formation of a lower low on the 4-hour chart would indicate a shift from the current uptrend to a renewed downtrend. On the other side, if price holds the 62.95 level and fails to form a lower low, oil could potentially target the 65.31 level.
