WTI Extends Gains After Big Product Draws; Pump-Prices Set To Soar | ZeroHedge

Oil prices extended recent gains today, despite chaos across other asset classes, on concerns supply could be disrupted as Iran tested a ballistic missile in the Gulf of Oman, while demand hopes were led by OPEC raising its economic forecasts.

Oil was also supported by a major technical break.

The question is, can oil maintain this through the inventory data.

API

  • Crude +8.5mm (+2.8mm exp)

  • Cushing +512k

  • Gasoline -7.2mm (-1.0mm exp) – biggest draw since Sept 2021

  • Distillates -4.0mm (-2.2mm exp) – biggest draw since May 2023

According to API, crude stocks built by a bigger than expected 8.5mm barrels last week, but that was offset buy a major draw in products

Source: Bloomberg

WTI was hovering around $77.80 ahead of the print and extended gains after…

WTI was helped technically by a break above its 100DMA and 200DMA…

All of which means Messers Biden and Powell have a problem…

Source: Bloomberg

As rising crude and surging wholesale gasoline prices mean pump prices are due for a big jump.

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