WTI bias flipped 39 times to neutral on August 25, 2026
Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, especially around the Strait of Hormuz and new U.S. sanctions on Iran, are heightening supply concerns for crude. Separately, Canadian oil sands output cuts are tightening supply. These factors are currently influencing WTI prices, though any potential de-escalation remains uncertain.
Updated
The reading that day
NeutralAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 39 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
- 00:00Weak bullish
- 00:24Neutral
- 01:04Weak bullish
- 01:20Bullish
- 01:36Neutral
- 03:45Weak bullish
- 04:13Weak bearish
- 05:18Neutral
- 06:55Bearish
- 07:11Weak bearish
- 07:36Neutral
- 07:52Weak bullish
- 08:08Neutral
- 08:32Weak bullish
- 08:48Bearish
- 09:08Bullish
- 09:32Neutral
- 10:40Bearish
- 10:56Weak bullish
- 11:28Neutral
- 11:44Weak bearish
- 12:00Neutral
- 12:20Weak bullish
- 12:56Bullish
- 13:13Bearish
- 13:29Bullish
- 14:17Bearish
- 14:33Bullish
- 14:49Weak bearish
- 15:07Bearish
- 15:39Neutral
- 15:55Bullish
- 16:11Neutral
- 17:03Bullish
- 17:36Bearish
- 17:52Neutral
- 18:08Weak bullish
- 18:56Bearish
- 20:29Weak bullish
- 21:17Neutral
Headlines (17)
First seen on August 25
- Iranians queue for petrol as US blockade bitesFinancial Times
- US firms post sharp earnings gains in second-quarter 2026ogj.com
- Morning Kickstart: USD mixed as ranges remain tight. Stocks higher. Oil and yields lower.InvestingLive
- Price of Brent oil down below $89 per barrel on London’s ICE first since August 17TASS
- Houthi strikes threaten to pull Yemen back into full-scale wardw.com
- Crude oil futures sell at $82.36InvestingLive
- Six months into Iran war, almost half of global oil flows from war zonesoilandgas360.com
- investingLive Americas market news wrap: Some late talk of Iran peaceInvestingLive
- U.S. Refiners Face New Crude Squeeze as Canada Cuts Oil Sands OutputOilPrice.com
Carried over from earlier days
- Iran’s new security chief says neighbours who join US economic war will be considered ‘enemies’The Guardian
- Hormuz crisis hides a deeper oil threat that could outlast the warfoxnews.com
- US will strike Iran if Tehran responds to sanctions with military escalation — secretaryTASS
- Fewer than 20 vessels pass through Strait of Hormuz over weekend — ReutersTASS
- Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy exposes the limits of destruction - opinionjpost.com
- U.S. Treasury to broaden scope of secondary sanctions on Iran, source saysInvesting.com
- Global food supply has become ‘collateral damage’ in conflicts: Secretary-GeneralUN News
- Oil slips over $2 as traders shrug off fresh US sanctions on IranInvestingLive
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, August 26 | ||
| Crude Oil Inventories | 1.6M | USD |
| Thursday, August 27 | ||
| Current Account | 3.5B | CAD |
| CB Leading Index m/m | CNY | |
| Friday, August 28 | ||
| GDP m/m | 0.2% | CAD |
| Monday, August 31 | ||
| Non-Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Tuesday, September 1 | ||
| RatingDog Manufacturing PMI | CNY | |
| Manufacturing PMI | CAD | |