As soon as investors realized that Aramco would take weeks before it could restore oil production after the drone attack, the price of the barrel started to rally, with WTI jumping to $63.4, before consolidating just above $62. Any further element with potential to add to the tensions could push the price higher, as traders are still fearing a shortage in global supply.
From a technical point of view, a break above $63.3 could open space for further rallies, in a scenario that remains bullish for oil, even if news, rather than fundamentals, are now dominating this market.
Chief analyst at ActivTrades and technical analyst for Italian newspaper 'La Stampa'. Carlo Alberto provides regular commentary for UK outlets including the BBC, Telegraph, the Independent Bloomberg & Reuters. He is also a weekly commentator for CNBC Italy and a columnist for La Stampa. He worked for Bloomberg as their Equity Research Fundamental Analyst before joining brokerage ActivTrades in 2011 to specialize in currency markets and commodities. In 2014 he published a 250-pages book on gold and the gold market, followed in 2018 by a new updated edition.
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