Crude oil settles at $61.62

The price of crude oil move down $1.53 or 2.42% settling at $61.62. Contributing to the downward bias includes:

• Potential U.S.–Iran nuclear deal: May lead to lifting of sanctions on Iranian oil exports, increasing global supply.

• OPEC+ production increases: Scheduled to add 411,000 bpd as part of the continued rollback of earlier cuts.

• IEA demand outlook: Sees global demand growth slowing from 0.99M bpd in Q1 to 0.65M bpd for the rest of 2025.

• IEA supply outlook: Revised 2025 global supply growth upward to 1.6M bpd, from 1.2M bpd previously.

• Macroeconomic headwinds: Ongoing tariff tensions and slowing global growth are weighing on oil demand.

Technically, the price of oil moved down to test the 200-hour MA today at session lows. The price did extend below that MA but could not sustain momentum. The price is back below the 100 and 200-hour MAs. The higher 100 hour MA is at $62.12. The 200-hour MA is at $60.41. THose MAs will be barometers for more bullish or more bearish bias on a break higher or lower. .

This article was written by Greg Michalowski at www.forexlive.com.