WTI Weekly FX Forecasts

This week all eyes turn to the commodity markets as investment banks from JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs state that commodities may have begun a new supercycle. Oil prices are likely to be the key focus as prices have surged nearly 80% from November lows.  Key economic data points will also be widely w...

Last week, sentiment in the equity markets remained strong and investors chose riskier instruments. The sentiment was not affected by news that Chinese tariffs will not be lowered before the US presidential election in November, as the already signed first-phase agreement includes a 10-month deadli....

Last week, stock markets started trading with pessimism, with Donald Trump taking a stand against a quick first-stage deal between the US and China. This led to a 2% decline in indices from all-time highs. Nonetheless, in the remaining days, the tone eased and investors were once again keen on buyi....

Positive sentiment prevailed in the stock markets last week and major indices appreciated moderately. While no good economic or political news has been released, investors remain optimistic, with the SP500 CFD rose 1.2% and reached a new all-time high of 3,027 points on Friday. Other important US ....

Last week, global stock markets experienced some turbulence and major indexes marked a nearly universal step lower. Investors were cautious, as the Federal Reserve provided more hawkish guidance for interest rates in 2019 than expected and the U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter that he is ...

Last week Europe and the US's major stock indices continued to adjust as investors worried about deteriorating economic data and escalating conflict in international trade. Both the US and China have maintained sharp positions and have not shown any signs of being willing to return to the negotiati....

Last week higher volatility could be felt in the markets, although it did not prevent US indices from appreciating further. The US central bank meeting on Wednesday brought in a slightly negative sentiment, when bank members stated that the current interest rate level was inline with the current eco...

Last week, positive sentiment persisted in the stock market and investors remained buyers of stocks. Among principal variables was positive economic data from China and press announcements of central banks, in which the members did not miss a chance to repeat themselves, that they are ready to encou...

Last week was full of optimism in the stock markets. Investors evaluated data from China very positively, which indicated about country's economic stabilization and the U.S. and China's management comments on a trade agreement.Both Donald Trump and Xi Jinping have officially stated that they are app...

Last week, the stock market atmosphere was calm, and the main indices have consolidated as the quarter was approaching an end. There were no important economic or political news events; therefore, investors have evaluated the quarter's results as particularly positive.The global stock market has its...

20170825 Weekly Report Monday 21 August 2017 – Friday 25 August 2017   ENERGY WTI crude oil rolled to October contract last week and started week strongly in red, falling nearly 2% on Monday. Fresh weakness from week’s high at $48.72 per barrel came on profit-taking after last Friday’s strong rally ...

20170818 Weekly Report Monday 14 August 2017 – Friday 18 August 2017   ENERGY WTI oil jumped strongly on Friday after unconfirmed reports of a shutdown of one of the largest oil refineries in the US eased concerns about global oversupply which kept oil prices under pressure for the most of the week....

20170811 Weekly Report Monday 07 August 2017 – Friday 11 August 2017   ENERGY Crude oil ended the second consecutive week in red, pressured by fears of global oversupply. WTI contract for September delivery was down around 1.6% for the week, while September contract of UK Brent oil registered smalle...

20170804 Weekly Report Monday 31 July 2017 – Friday 04 August 2017   ENERGY WTI oil ended week in red, despite extending last week’s strong rally and probed above psychological $50 per barrel resistance on Mon/Tue, but gains proved to be short-lived. Oil prices fell 2.8% percent on Tuesday, with ris...

20170721 Weekly Report Monday 17 July 2017 – Friday 21 July 2017   ENERGY WTI oil was threading water during the first three days of the week and holding within 100-pips range. The oil price moved higher on Wednesday after previous day’s release of API report showed strong draw in gasoline inventori...

20170630 Weekly Report Monday 26 June 2017 – Friday 30 June 2017   ENERGY WTI Oil ended week in strong bullish mode for the first time since mid-May, ending cycle of five consecutive weeks in red. Recovery rally from multi-month low $42.04, the lowest since mid-November 2016, where five-week descend...

20170623 Weekly Report Monday 19 June 2017 – Friday 23 June 2017   ENERGY WTI oil bounced from fresh multi-month low at $42.04 per barrel on Thursday / Friday and managed to recover part of its losses earlier in the week, but oil is still set for its worst first-half decline in two decades despite o...

20170616 Weekly Report Monday 12 June 2017 – Friday 16 June 2017 ENERGY Crude Oil remained under strong pressure and ended the fourth straight week in red. WTI oil contract for July delivery was down around 2.3% for the week, as a part of broader descend from May 25 peak at $51.98. Since then the ...

20170609 Weekly Report Monday 05 June 2017 – Friday 09 June 2017   ENERGY WTI Crude oil did not show stronger reaction on geopolitical crisis that broke up in the Middle East on Monday after Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates Bahrain and Egypt severed their ties with Qatar in unexpected action, accu...

20170602 Weekly Report Monday 29 May 2017 – Friday 02 June 2017   ENERGY WTI Crude oil contract for June delivery was in steep descend during the past week after recovery attempts stalled at $50.27 on Monday, failing to break psychological barrier. Subsequent weakness extended into four straight day...

20170526 Weekly Report Monday 22 May 2017 – Friday 26 May 2017   ENERGY WTI Crude oil maintained positive tone at the beginning of the week, extending broader uptrend from May 5 low at $43.74, on wide expectations in the markets that OPEC will extend its production cut that aimed to support oil pric...

20170512 Weekly Report Monday 8 May 2017 – Friday 12 May 2017   ENERGY WTI Crude oil contract for June delivery was trading within narrow range on Friday, taking a breather after strong bullish acceleration on Wed/Thu, sparked by surprise fall in US oil inventories that inflated oil price. Tuesday’s...

20170505 Weekly Report Monday 1 May 2017 – Friday 05 May 2017   ENERGY WTI Crude oil was among the top losers of the past week, being down around 7% on strong bearish acceleration from week’s high at $49.30 which extended to the lowest in nearly six months at $43.74 on Friday. Oil price has been und...

Weekly Report Monday 24 Apr 2017 – Friday 28 Apr 2017 ENERGY WTI Oil posted the second weekly loss and stayed below psychological $50.00 level which was broken previous week. Crude oil was under pressure as investors doubted willingness of oil producers to extend its output cut deal for the next six...

Weekly Report Monday 17 April 2017 - Friday 21 April 2017 ENERGY WTI Oil ended week strongly in red, marking the biggest weekly drop in a month that approached psychological $50.00 support on strong fall on Wednesday. Various factors are pressuring oil price which is in steady descend from recovery ...

Weekly Report Monday 10 Apr 2017 – Friday 14 Apr 2017 ENERGY WTI Oil rallied for the third consecutive week and hit fresh five-week high at $53.74, gaining 1.15% for the week. Oil price was supported by heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, the region that provides more than a quarter...

Weekly Report Monday 03 Apr 2017 – Friday 07 Apr 2017 ENERGY WTI Oil was among the top winners, ending week above $52.00 per barrel, on the second bullish week. Oil price initially broke above psychological $50.00 barrier and accelerated higher on strong fall in Crude inventories. API report that wa...