Crude oil futures fell to a four-month low as easing tensions between Israel and Iran drained the geopolitical risk premium built up over the prior four months. Rising output from Kuwait and free-flowing Saudi tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz have shifted trader focus toward growing global supplies.
Crude oil futures dropped to a four-month low as production surges and the war-driven risk premium unwinds. The market spent four months pricing in the conflict between Israel and Iran, and the reversal is stripping that premium out faster than it accumulated.
Each diplomatic update between Washington and Tehran removes another layer of supply fear. Kuwait has ramped up pumping again, and Saudi supertankers are moving freely through the Strait of Hormuz.
Supply, not fear, now drives the tape. What the analyst described as the most bullish U.S. inventory report in years landed on Wednesday, yet the market treated it as a footnote. Traders kept their attention on rising global output rather than the drawdown.
The technical picture reinforces the selling. WTI remains below its 200-day moving average, which keeps the outlook bearish.
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Source: FXEmpire (snippet-based)
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