Oil price news

Technicals are flashing green in the key time frames, and in sentiment CoT speculators remain net long while retail traders are majority short.

Markets remain headline driven as the latest developments in the Middle East point to higher risks of further escalation despite the ceasefire holding.

Latest geopolitical headlines have taken the index lower in the futures market, and in sentiment CoT speculators remain net sell while Capital.com’s clients are majority buy.

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Markets face renewed uncertainty about the Middle East conflict as the US and IRan are unable to reach an agreement, with both threatening further action.

Most of the losses since the start of the conflict have been undone even as oil prices remain high, and in sentiment CoT speculators have notably increased their net sell bias.

Markets react to the ceasefire deal between the US and Iran with oil dropping over 10% from the recent highs

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The technical overview remains volatile in the face of the geopolitical event, and in sentiment it’s a story of heavy to extreme long bias among traders both large and small.