Mixed movements dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, but trading tended to be positive to succeed in recording good gains, touching the level of $81.86 per barrel. Technically, by looking closely at the 4-hour chart, we find that oil prices continue to get a positive impulse from …
Read More »Expected Chinese Rising Demand Pushes Oil prices Higher
According to the International Energy Agency, lifting COVID-19 restrictions in China is expected to increase global oil demand to a record high this year.WTI crude oil futures edged higher on Friday, putting the market in a position to post a second straight weekly gain. The catalysts triggering this price action …
Read More »Oil is outside the ascending channel pivots 19/1/2023
Significant gains were achieved by US crude oil futures prices within the positive outlook, as we expected yesterday, touching the first target of 81.70, and recording a high of 82.35. Technically, oil prices collided with a strong resistance level of 82.40, which forced it to trade with strong negativity, so …
Read More »Oil maintains gains 18/1/2023
US crude oil futures prices achieved the bullish target required to be touched during the previous technical report at 80.85, and approached by a few points at the second target 81.45, only to record the highest 81.20. Technically, oil prices continue to receive a positive incentive from the simple moving …
Read More »Oil repeats the gradual rise 17/1/2023
Mixed trading dominated the prices of US crude oil futures within both the bullish and bearish paths, with the beginning of this week’s trading recording a high of 80.00, then quickly returning to the bottom, recording a low of around 78.60. On the technical side today, the current movements are …
Read More »Gold is gaining luster as bets of a US interest rate hike decline
Gold prices rose on Friday, heading for a fourth consecutive week of gains, supported by a weaker dollar and expectations of a slower rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Spot gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,898.57 an ounce at 0234 GMT. Its prices have risen 1.8 percent so far this …
Read More »Gold prices rise with the support of the dollar’s decline
Gold prices rose today, Thursday, supported by the decline in the dollar, while investors await US inflation data that may affect the path of the Federal Reserve (US Central Bank) regarding interest rates. And gold in spot transactions increased 0.4% to 1883 dollars an ounce, and US gold futures rose …
Read More »Oil breaks through resistance 12/1/2023
Positive trades dominated the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, invalidating the official bearish scenario as we expected after it managed to build on stability above the support level of 74.30 and after succeeding in breaching the resistance of 75.60, explaining that the rise above 75.60 can thwart the …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session 11/01/2023
The US Dollar Index has displayed negative performance for the second consecutive day around seven-month low. Dovish comments from Fed officials as well as mixed US data are among factors that do renew hopes for slowing down the pace of rate hiking and this tendency could hamper the DXY. Risk-on …
Read More »Goldman: Oil could surge up to $110 by Q3
Commodity prices, particularly crude oil, are expected to corelate will China’s reopening after Lunar New Year celebrations later in January, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc.“What is the best reopening play? It is oil,” Jeff Currie, the bank’s global head of commodities research said in a Bloomberg Television interview on …
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