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Oil rallies to the highs of the week

  
Analysis, Crude
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WTI crude at the best levels since Friday

WTI crude at the best levels since Friday
There was a huge build in US oil supplies in data released today but the market has shaken it off. That’s a great sign for the bulls and it comes — in part — due to draws in products.
I think this could lead to some short-term upside but WTI needs to get above $56 to really make any headway.

Oil hit by double-whammy as Bolton turfed and EIA cuts demand forecast

  
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Oil drops $1 fast

Oil drops $1 fast
WTI crude oil fell to $57.30 from $58.50 in a quick move after Trump announced he was firing national security advisor John Bolton. It’s since bounced back 40 cents.
Bolton has long favored military solutions everywhere, but particularly in the Middle East. The news diminishes the chances of bombs falling on Iran.
Minutes after that news, the EIA lowered its forecasts for world oil demand this year and next. They saw a rise of an 890,000 barrel per day rise compared to 1 million barrels previously for this year. For 2020, they trimmed the forecast by 30,000 bpd to a rise of 1.4mbpd.
Offsetting that somewhat is a lower forecast for US production next year at 13.23 mbpd compared to 13.26 mbpd.

WTI futures settle the day (and for the week) up $0.01 at $60.21

  
Analysis, Crude
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Up 0.02%

The price of WTI crude oil future are settling the day (and week) by the smallest of margins. The price is up 1 cent or 0.02% at $60.21.

The high for the day reached $60.74

The low extended to $59.93.
For the week, the pair is up $2.70 or 4.69% from the closing price of $57.51 last week. The gains were helped by a big drawdown of inventories on Wednesday of -9.499M barrels (expecting -3.0K).
Technically, the price moved above its 200 and 100 day MAs at $58.32 and $59.19 respectively. It will take a move back below those levels to hurt the bullish bias next week.
Up 0.02%

The bottom falls out of oil again

  
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Fresh lows for WTI

It’s turned into a brutal day for oil. WTI is now down nearly 5% as another wave of selling hits into the settlement.
It’s legged lower in another quick move to $56.30 from $57.15. It had been propped up by some laughably bad geopolitical rumors but it’s rolled over again into the floor.
Fresh lows for WTI
The settlement is $56.25, down just shy of $3 per barrel.
As traders we often fret about the markets humbling us, but the same market just humbled OPEC, who ostensibly has more control over it than anyone.
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