August 14, 2024 at 07:44PM
Oil was impressive on Monday but it was driven by a few factors:
Data showing net positioning extremely bearish
Middle Eastern war worries
OPEC demand data stronger than feared
That led to a jump higher in crude to the best levels since July 22 but since then, global growth worries have crept back into crude, sapping it back to unchanged on the week. WTI crude settled lower by $1.37 to $76.98 today.
This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.