{"id":441713,"date":"2026-11-06T19:40:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:40:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/us-iran-uncertainty-keeps-the-downside-in-oil-limited-as-markets-await-further-developments-441713\/"},"modified":"2026-11-06T19:40:13","modified_gmt":"2026-11-06T12:40:13","slug":"us-iran-uncertainty-keeps-the-downside-in-oil-limited-as-markets-await-further-developments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.swingfish.trade\/blog\/market-news\/us-iran-uncertainty-keeps-the-downside-in-oil-limited-as-markets-await-further-developments-441713\/","title":{"rendered":"US-Iran uncertainty keeps the downside in oil limited as markets await further developments"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">Crude oil trimmed some losses yesterday as the market seems to have<br \/>\n        realised that Trump can still legally continue military operations<br \/>\n        against Iran even if Democrats control Congress. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">The US-Iran situation remains mostly unchanged. Trump said that he has to<br \/>\n        decide whether to take further action against Tehran, while adding that he<br \/>\n        would prefer not to destroy the rest of Iran.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">According to Axios, Trump met with his national security team before making<br \/>\n        the comments, while CENTCOM is reportedly finalising preparations for<br \/>\n        potentially resuming major combat operations. However, no new directive has<br \/>\n        been issued.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">Meanwhile, the diplomatic efforts continue. Iran reportedly submitted a new<br \/>\n        nuclear proposal to the US through Qatar, but a senior Iranian official said<br \/>\n        Tehran would only discuss it once Washington meets its seven demands. Fars News<br \/>\n        also reported that Iran does not envisage further diplomatic steps until their<br \/>\n        conditions are met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">The New York Times reported that Iran is reviewing proposals from mediators<br \/>\n        concerning its nuclear programme, with Vice President Vance reportedly emerging<br \/>\n        as a key supporter of Qatar-led mediation efforts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">Nevertheless, US military strikes remain an option as Trump could consider<br \/>\n        limited strikes against Iranian nuclear facilities rather than broader attacks<br \/>\n        on energy infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">Looking ahead, the focus will remain on US-Iran developments. A<br \/>\n        breakthrough would increase the bearish momentum significantly and take oil<br \/>\n        prices back to pre-war levels relatively quickly. An escalation, on the other<br \/>\n        hand, could trigger another rally on a rising risk premium, although there\u2019s<br \/>\n        also a chance that it could be short-lived if Trump launches limited strikes<br \/>\n        just to save face before exiting the war.\u00a0\n        <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;line-height: normal;font-size: 15px\">\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">CRUDE OIL<br \/>\n        TECHNICAL ANALYSIS \u2013 DAILY TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0;margin-left: 0;font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 16px\">On the daily chart, we can<br \/>\n        see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tradingview.com\/symbols\/USOIL\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\" rel=\"follow\">crude oil<\/a>(CFD contract) extended the<br \/>\n            gains after bouncing from the key 87.00 handle. The broken channel could act as<br \/>\n            resistance in case the price retests the bottom trendline. We can expect the<br \/>\n            sellers to step in around the broken trendline, with a defined risk above it,<br \/>\n            to target a drop below the 87.00 handle, targeting the 80.00 level. The buyers,<br \/>\n            on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking higher to increase the bullish<br \/>\n            bets into the 110.00 resistance next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0;margin-left: 0;font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 16px\">CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL<br \/>\n        ANALYSIS \u2013 4 HOUR TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0;margin-left: 0;font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 16px\">On the 4 hour chart, we have<br \/>\n        a downward trendline defining the bearish momentum. We haven\u2019t got neither a<br \/>\n        rejection nor a clean breakout, so it became useless. If we get another<br \/>\n        pullback into the 87.00 handle, we can expect the buyers to step in around that<br \/>\n        level, with a defined risk below it, to keep targeting the 110.00 resistance.<br \/>\n        The sellers, on the other hand, will look for a break lower to increase the<br \/>\n        bearish bets into the 80.00 handle next.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0;margin-left: 0;font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 16px\">CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL<br \/>\n        ANALYSIS \u2013 1 HOUR TIMEFRAME<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-right: 0;margin-left: 0;font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;, serif;font-size: 16px\">On the 1 hour chart, we have<br \/>\n        a minor support zone around the 89.00 level where the price got rejected from a<br \/>\n        few times in the past days. The buyers stepped in around the support, with a<br \/>\n        defined risk below it, to keep pushing into new highs. The sellers will want to<br \/>\n        see the price breaking lower to position for a drop below the 87.00 level next.<br \/>\n        The red lines define the <a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/Education\/trading-tip-know-the-average-daily-range-adr-20220207\/\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\" rel=\"follow\">average daily range<\/a> for today. <\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;line-height: 105%;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;font-size: 15px\">UPCOMING CATALYSTS<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0 0 11px;font-family: Aptos, sans-serif;line-height: 103%;font-size: 15px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/investinglive.com\/EconomicCalendar\" style=\"text-decoration: underline\" rel=\"follow\">Today<\/a>we<br \/>\n            conclude the week with the US NFP report and the University of Michigan<br \/>\n            Consumer sentiment survey, but the focus will remain on US-Iran developments.<\/p>\n<p>                            This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil trimmed some losses yesterday as the market seems to have realised that Trump can still legally continue military operations against Iran even if Democrats control Congress. 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