Oil Prices Rising on Conflict in Middle East, Commodity Report by Leading Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential

The International Energy Agency (IEA) recently stated that it’s expecting lower demand for oil next year due to weaker worldwide economic growth, but according to Sasha Cekerevac, contributor to Profit Confidential, oil prices are moving higher on geopolitical risks in the Middle East.

In the article “Are Oil Prices Telling Us to Expect an Israeli Strike on Iran?,” Cekerevac notes that oil is one of the commodities most sensitive to geopolitical events in the Middle East.

“Following comments from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu regarding Iran and nuclear weapon development, oil spiked once more,” says Cekerevac. “With worries about a potential war, the market sentiment is getting scared of not being caught short in this commodity.”

While no one can predict if an attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities will occur, Cekerevac states that his analysis of oil prices shows that investors are certainly anticipating such a move.

“When one considers the current market sentiment weighed against the backdrop of the worldwide economy, oil prices should be trading at much lower levels,” says Cekerevac. “The geopolitical risks are now weighing on the market sentiment for oil prices, and this situation is unlikely to end anytime soon.”

Cekerevac also cautions that if the attack were to trigger increased regional tensions among other Middle East countries, then that could cause a prolonged spike in oil prices.

“The impact on market sentiment and reaction in oil prices would be severe if the attacks were not short-lived and temporary,” says Cekerevac. “At this point, with oil prices forming a base at the 200-day moving average, it is highly probable that we can see a continuation in this current move up.”

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