WTI crude oil futures closed the week sharply lower at $58.90, down 3.25%, breaching critical technical support levels including $59.91 and the 52-week moving average, signaling a firmly negative technical tone. This decline was driven by the unwinding of geopolitical risk premiums following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and renewed U.S.-China trade tensions. A bearish supply outlook, characterized by resurgent U.S. output projections and additional global supply sources, is contributing to expectations of oversupply into year-end, with analysts targeting further downside towards $55.74.
WTI crude oil futures closed the week sharply lower at $58.90, a 3.25% weekly decline, marking the weakest settlement since early June. This move breached critical technical levels, including the $59.91 Fibonacci support and the 52-week moving average at $62.91, signaling a firm bearish shift in market structure. The primary drivers were the unwinding of geopolitical risk premiums following the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and renewed macroeconomic concerns stemming from U.S. tariff threats against China. These factors reduced perceived supply risks and triggered broad-based selling in risk assets, including crude oil. A bearish supply outlook, characterized by the EIA's upward revision of U.S. output to a record 13.53 million bpd for 2025 and additional global supply from Venezuela and the Middle East, suggests an oversupply into year-end. Technically, the break below $59.91 now establishes it as resistance, with momentum building towards a downside target of $55.74, and further support between $50.83 and $47.98.
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