Summaries
- 29 July 2026Oil research is leaning firmly bullish this week — and the reasons go well beyond the Middle East headlines.
- 28 July 2026Oil sits at a genuine crossroads, and published research this week is split along time horizons rather than in a clean bull-versus-bear line.
- 27 July 2026Oil analysts are sharply split on where crude goes next, and the divide is really about timing and scenarios, not fundamentals.
- 24 July 2026Published oil research is unusually one-sided this week: nearly every voice sees crude grinding higher, with only a few tactical dissenters.
- 23 July 2026Oil markets are bracing for sustained pressure, with the published research consensus tilting firmly bullish on Brent and WTI in the near term.
- 22 July 2026Published research on oil is almost uniformly bullish right now — the debate is about how far and how long, not direction.
- 21 July 2026Published research on crude oil is leaning heavily bullish, with most analysts calling for higher Brent, WTI, and refined product prices.
- 20 July 2026Crude oil research is almost unanimously bullish right now, with published analysis pointing to further upside in Brent, WTI, and diesel as US-Iran hostilities disrupt Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic.
- 19 July 2026Oil's story this week: it's no longer just crude — it's the barrel of products behind it that's screaming shortage.
- 17 July 2026Published research this week is overwhelmingly bullish on oil, with near-universal agreement that Middle East risk is pushing prices higher across crude and refined products.
- 16 July 2026Published research this week leans heavily bullish on oil and refined products, with the US-Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz risk driving the call across Brent, WTI, diesel, jet fuel, and gasoline.
- 15 July 2026Crude's near-term direction hinges almost entirely on one chokepoint: the Strait of Hormuz.
- 14 July 2026Published research this week is overwhelmingly bullish on crude, with most analysts expecting Brent and WTI to push higher after the US reinstated a naval blockade on Iranian ports and imposed a 20% transit toll on…
- 13 July 2026Oil's split screen: near-term bullish on Middle East risk, longer-term bearish on oversupply.
- 12 July 2026Oil traders spent the week whipsawed between geopolitics and glut fears — and finished leaning higher again.
- 10 July 2026Oil forecasts are sharply split right now, but refined products tell a cleaner story.
- 9 July 2026Published oil research this week leans firmly bullish on crude and refined products, with US-Iran escalation and Strait of Hormuz disruption risk cited as the dominant driver.
- 8 July 2026Oil research is split by time horizon, not by facts.
- 7 July 2026Oil outlook is split, with published research leaning modestly bearish near-term on Brent and WTI — but a tanker strike near the Strait of Hormuz is keeping tactical upside scenarios alive.
- 6 July 2026Published research on oil is leaning heavily bearish across the near and medium term, with supply normalization driving the shift — though a contrarian strand argues for higher prices on a multi-year view, and one…
- 5 July 2026Oil's post-conflict reset dominated the week: research broadly sees crude prices past their peak as the US-Iran deal normalizes Gulf flows.
- 3 July 2026Published research this week leans bearish on crude, though the consensus isn't unanimous.
- 2 July 2026Published research this week leans heavily bearish on crude, with most analysts expecting Brent and WTI lower across short, medium, and longer horizons.
- 1 July 2026Oil forecasts are sharply split — and the disagreement is really about timeframe.
- 30 June 2026Crude oil's outlook is split, but the published research consensus leans bearish.
- 29 June 2026Published research is leaning bearish on oil as the Strait of Hormuz risk premium fades.
- 26 June 2026Oil markets are flashing bearish near-term but mixed longer out, according to a wide sweep of public research this week.
- 25 June 2026Oil's risk premium has evaporated — and most published research this week argues there's further to fall.
- 24 June 2026Crude oil: the published research consensus this week leans bearish, with most analysts expecting Brent and WTI to grind lower as Middle East supply normalises.
- 23 June 2026Crude oil research is leaning bearish, with most published analysis this week pointing to lower prices as Iranian barrels return to the market.