Oil prices are heading to record a weekly gain of about two percent after achieving some increase on Friday, as the impact of strong demand during a holiday in China and continued scarcity in the United States overshadowed expectations of possible increases in supplies from Saudi Arabia. Brent crude futures …
Read More »Oil may witness a temporary decline 29/9/2023
Negative trades dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts to reflect the upward trend temporarily as a result of the collision with the psychological barrier resistance level of 95.00, explaining during the previous technical report that sneaking below 93.00 leads oil prices to make some random downward movements …
Read More »Oil steals the spotlight and achieves strong gains 28/9/2023
US crude oil futures prices jumped to achieve strong gains after ending the downward correction referred to in the technical report for this week, returning within a strong upward trend as we expected, exceeding the official target of 93.30, recording its highest level of $95.00 per barrel. Technically, by looking …
Read More »Oil rises as markets focus on tight supplies
Oil prices rose in early trading on Wednesday, as markets focused on tight supplies ahead of winter and a “soft landing” for the US economy. By 0015 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 33 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $94.29 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 31 …
Read More »Oil ended the downward correction 27/9/2023
US crude oil futures prices achieved the idea of a corrective decline published during the previous report, touching the first bearish correction target of 88.65, approaching a few points ahead of the second target of 88.00, recording its lowest level at $88.23. Technically, prices witnessed a rapid upward rebound due …
Read More »Oil prices fall as expectations of an interest rate hike overshadow supply scarcity
Oil prices fell in early trading on Tuesday amid concerns that fuel demand will be affected by major central banks keeping interest rates high for longer, even as supply is expected to tighten. Brent crude futures fell 87 cents to $92.42 a barrel by 0630 GMT, while US West Texas …
Read More »Oil achieves the target of a downward correction 26/9/2023
US crude oil futures prices declined during the previous trading session within the expected downward correction, touching the first downward correction target of 89.40, recording its lowest level of 89.08. Technically, by looking at the 4-hour time frame chart, we find that the simple moving averages have returned to pressure …
Read More »Oil rises as investors focus on tight supplies
Oil prices rose on Monday as investors focused on expectations of tighter supplies after Moscow issued a temporary ban on fuel exports amid continuing concerns that another interest rate hike could dampen demand. Brent crude futures increased 69 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $93.96 a barrel by 0646 GMT, after …
Read More »Oil is facing temporary negative pressure 25/9/2023
A gradual rise in the prices of US crude oil futures contracts within the bullish context was expected during the previous technical analysis, approaching by a few points from the published target of 91.40, recording its highest level of $91.30 per barrel. Technically, with a closer look at the 4-hour …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, September 18-22
The first interest rate cut in the USA is now expected in July 2024, pushed out from the June rate cut priced in before. The Fed’s updated economic outlook shows that the US economy has held up better than expected, with a modest cooling to 1.5% annual growth in 2024 …
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