Brent bias flipped 77 times to neutral on July 27, 2026
Oil prices experienced their largest one-day declines in two months after the US and Iran paused attacks, easing supply disruption fears. This move reversed earlier gains driven by Saudi Arabia blaming Iran-backed militias for an attack on its oil facilities.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 77 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Bullish
- 00:02Neutral
- 00:26Bearish
- 01:06Bullish
- 01:30Weak bearish
- 02:02Neutral
- 04:02Bearish
- 04:50Neutral
- 05:58Bearish
- 06:10Weak bullish
- 06:30Neutral
- 06:34Bullish
- 06:47Neutral
- 07:07Bullish
- 07:19Bearish
- 07:27Bullish
- 07:43Bearish
- 07:55Weak bearish
- 08:11Neutral
- 08:15Weak bullish
- 08:23Bearish
- 08:43Neutral
- 08:51Bearish
- 09:07Neutral
- 09:55Bullish
- 10:03Neutral
- 10:07Bullish
- 10:15Bearish
- 10:27Neutral
- 10:39Bearish
- 10:51Neutral
- 11:11Bullish
- 11:15Bearish
- 11:23Neutral
- 11:31Bearish
- 11:35Weak bearish
- 11:47Neutral
- 12:07Bearish
- 12:35Bullish
- 12:55Bearish
- 13:15Neutral
- 13:43Weak bullish
- 13:51Neutral
- 14:03Bearish
- 14:27Weak bullish
- 14:31Bullish
- 14:39Neutral
- 14:47Bullish
- 15:03Neutral
- 15:07Weak bullish
- 15:23Neutral
- 15:59Weak bullish
- 16:19Bullish
- 16:39Bearish
- 16:44Weak bearish
- 16:48Bearish
- 17:12Neutral
- 17:48Bullish
- 18:00Weak bullish
- 18:04Neutral
- 18:28Bullish
- 19:00Neutral
- 19:04Bearish
- 20:27Weak bearish
- 20:44Weak bullish
- 20:48Bullish
- 20:52Bearish
- 21:16Neutral
- 21:28Bearish
- 21:32Weak bearish
- 21:40Neutral
- 22:04Bullish
- 22:12Neutral
- 22:24Bullish
- 23:04Neutral
- 23:16Bearish
- 23:20Bullish
- 23:32Neutral
Headlines (15)
First seen on July 27
- JGB Futures Rise Amid Falling Crude Oil PricesThe Wall Street Journal
- Oil prices top of mind at the Calgary Stampede rodeocbsnews.com
- Stock Market Today: Pause in Mideast Fighting Sends Oil Lower, Stock Futures HigherThe Wall Street Journal
- Oil prices see largest one-day declines in two months amid pause in strik...MarketWatch
- Energy shock: why oil and gas prices have risen less than expectedEuropean Central Bank
- Oil price dives as US and Iran pause attacksbbc.co.uk
- Potential for first Australian oil refinery in 60 years as treasurer braces for inflation from Middle East warThe Guardian
- We're buying more of a slumping industrial stock and a hard-hit chipmakerCNBC
- Saudi Arabia Blames Iran-Backed Militias for Attack on Oil FacilitiesThe Wall Street Journal
Carried over from earlier days
- Blackstone, Brookfield and KKR sign $16 billion deal with Kuwait for oil pipeline networkCNBC
- New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in seaThe Guardian
- Saudi Arabia’s Vast Oil Supplies Now Increasingly Depend on a Single ExitThe Wall Street Journal
- Yemen’s Houthis target Saudi oil facilities along the Red SeaAl Jazeera
- Oil prices sink, stock futures rally as U.S. and Iran pause attacks, Wall...MarketWatch
- Oil prices fall as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz tensionsFinancial Times
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, July 29 | ||
| Crude Oil Inventories | -1.7M | USD |
| BOC Summary of Deliberations | CAD | |
| Friday, July 31 | ||
| Manufacturing PMI | 50.1 | CNY |
| Non-Manufacturing PMI | 50.0 | CNY |
| GDP m/m | 0.2% | CAD |
| Monday, August 3 | ||
| RatingDog Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Bank Holiday | CAD | |
| Tuesday, August 4 | ||
| Trade Balance | CAD | |