Oil prices are now back to prewar levels, but the market is not. Here's what could happen next.

Oil prices have retreated to roughly pre–Iran war levels, but the article warns the market is not actually normalizing—shipping constraints, oil supply conditions, and demand dynamics remain out of sync with what the price drop would imply. The move therefore looks more like a partial relief rally than a durable equilibrium signal, keeping near-term risk elevated for crude and related equities.

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Oil prices have retreated to roughly pre–Iran war levels, but the article warns the market is not actually normalizing—shipping constraints, oil supply conditions, and demand dynamics remain out of sync with what the price drop would imply. The move therefore looks more like a partial relief rally than a durable equilibrium signal, keeping near-term risk elevated for crude and related equities.