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 …
Read More »A slight rise in oil, with the rise in US inventories
Oil prices rose slightly on Wednesday, amid an unexpected increase in US crude and fuel inventories, global economic uncertainty and China’s reopening of its economy. Brent crude futures rose 53 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $80.63 a barrel by 0921 GMT. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures rose 41 cents, …
Read More »Oil is falling after an increase in US inventories reinforced demand concerns
Oil prices fell on Wednesday, giving up gains from the previous session, after sector data revealed an unexpected increase in US crude and fuel inventories, which raised concerns about fuel demand. West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 59 cents, or 0.8 percent, to $74.53 a barrel by 0134 GMT, while …
Read More »Oil back to settle below resistance 11/1/2023
Mixed movements are still controlling the prices of US crude oil futures contracts to move in both the bearish and bullish paths without getting a solid directional signal. The technical outlook remains unchanged, with oil’s stability moving below 75.60. We find the 50-day simple moving average, continuing the negative pressure …
Read More »Crude oil rises for fourth session in a row
WTI crude oil rose for a fourth-straight session, on Tuesday. WTI price is boosted by optimism due to the reopening of China’s borders. The Federal Reserve is expected to finetune the pace of future rate hiking in the light of Thursday’s reading of Consumer Price Index, in focus. The US …
Read More »Oil back to settle below resistance 10/1/2023
US crude oil futures prices reversed the expected bearish trend mentioned in the previous analysis, in which we relied on trading stability at the time of writing the report below the resistance level of 75.60, explaining that if the level mentioned above is breached, oil prices may recover with the …
Read More »Oil prices rise after China opens its borders
Oil prices rose on Monday, a day after an influx of travellers into China following the reopening of borders raised expectations for fuel demand and partially offset fears of a global recession. Brent crude futures rose 90 cents, or 1.2 percent, to $79.47 a barrel by 0520 GMT, while US …
Read More »Oil is retesting resistance 9/1/2023
Trading tended to be positive and dominated the movements of the US crude oil futures contracts within the idea of retesting the resistance level of 75.40, as we mentioned last Friday, recording its highest level at $75.44 per barrel. Technically, the stochastic started to gradually lose bullish momentum in the …
Read More »Oil continues its gains thanks to the decline in US fuel stocks
Oil prices rose about 1 percent on Friday, extending gains from the previous session, after data showed a decline in fuel stocks in the wake of the winter storm that swept the United States at the end of last year. And by 0203 GMT, Brent crude futures rose 79 cents, …
Read More »Oil is trying to recover its losses 6/1/2023
Mixed trading tended to limited positivity, dominating the prices of US crude oil futures contracts, trying to compensate for part of its losses, recording a high of 74.88. Technically, upon closer look at the chart, the simple moving averages continue to exert negative pressure on the price from above. Still, …
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