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The Week in Oil: Crude Falls Below $100 a Barrel Amid U.S. Midterms Shake-up

Grade Abearish AI signal$BRENT$WTI
Oil prices are heading for a 14% weekly collapse, with Brent falling to around $97/bbl and WTI to $90/bbl as hopes for a U.S.-Iran diplomatic solution trigger a major market selloff. J.P. Morgan estimates global oil supply exceeded demand by 1.1 million barrels per day in September, widening to 1.4 million in October, while Saudi Aramco cut December Arab Light prices to Asia by $2/bbl. Crude could face further downside if supply conditions continue improving, although renewed U.S.-Iran escalation or shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could trigger a sharp rebound.

Bullish strength: 20/100

  • Renewed geopolitical escalation could threaten Middle Eastern energy infrastructure and oil shipments.
  • Continued attacks in the Strait of Hormuz threaten shipping security.
  • Persistent Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian refineries threaten diesel export capacity.
  • U.S. diesel and heating oil inventories fell to their lowest levels in more than two decades.

Bearish strength: 80/100

  • Oil prices are heading for a 14% weekly decline.
  • Brent traded around $97/bbl and WTI around $90/bbl.
  • Global oil supply exceeded demand by 1.1 million barrels per day in September and 1.4 million in October, according to J.P. Morgan.
  • Saudi Aramco cut December Arab Light prices to Asia by $2/bbl.
  • Expectations of U.S.-Iran diplomatic progress are weighing on geopolitical risk premiums.

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