How to Trade Oil Now

Oil markets are currently navigating a binary valuation dependent on a potential memorandum signing, which determines whether prices stabilize near $95–$105 or re-price higher following a 30-day sell-off window. While the April ceasefire has removed the immediate risk premium on infrastructure, refined product shortages and yield shifts are expected to constrain European jet fuel supplies and sustain elevated summer prices for at least three to six months. Investor sentiment has subsequently pivoted from directional trading to downside hedging, anticipating that full supply normalization and a bearish market scenario will not materialize until nine months post-conflict.