{"id":56981,"date":"2026-08-20T02:49:06","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/uncategorized\/why-crude-oil-futures-may-continue-their-spiral-downwards-in-may\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T02:49:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T02:49:06","slug":"why-crude-oil-futures-may-continue-their-spiral-downwards-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/analysis\/why-crude-oil-futures-may-continue-their-spiral-downwards-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Why crude oil futures may continue their spiral downwards in May"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Key Points:<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Brent crude futures fell toward $83 per barrel due to Middle East developments.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WTI crude futures also declined to $78 per barrel.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The OPEC meeting on June 1 is crucial for potential production cut rollovers.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Tuesday, both Brent and WTI crude oil futures experienced declines. Brent crude oil futures (Symbol: UKOUSDft-V) fell toward $83 per barrel, while the WTI crude oil futures (Symbol: CL-OIL) dropped to $78 per barrel, marking continued losses.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/crude-oil-1024x513.jpg\" alt=\"Chart displaying crude oil futures at 78.721 with a trend of -0.59%, reflecting potential continued downward spiral in May 2024. The chart features moving averages (MA) and MACD indicators. The decline is influenced by geopolitical tensions, including attacks on Russian refineries by Ukraine and a Houthi missile strike on a China-bound oil tanker in the Red Sea, as well as hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic suggesting higher-than-expected US interest rates. Image hosted by VT Markets, a forex CFDs brokerage.\" class=\"wp-image-13391\" style=\"width:1450px;height:auto\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\"><em>SEE: Crude oil experiences downward trend on the <a href=\"https:\/\/vtmarketsapp.onelink.me\/CD7D\/240525WA\">VT Markets app<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Market participants are closely monitoring developments in the Middle East, where the death of the Iranian president in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c1rrnppp5lno\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"helicopter crash\">helicopter crash<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/20\/middleeast\/saudi-king-salman-lung-treatment-intl\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"emerging health concerns\">emerging health concerns<\/a> of the king of Saudi Arabia have heightened geopolitical tensions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wall Street Breakfast Podcast: Oil On Watch As Iranian President Dies, Saudi King Treated. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2OwTBid03X\">https:\/\/t.co\/2OwTBid03X<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/markets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#markets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/finance?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#finance<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/investing?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#investing<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Seeking Alpha (@SeekingAlpha) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SeekingAlpha\/status\/1792508732393603146?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further, attacks by Ukraine on Russian refineries and a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BBCWorld\/status\/1784005783824261145\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Houthi missile strike on a China-bound oil tanker in the Red Sea<\/a> have introduced new risks on oil supply chain. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the demand side, hawkish comments from Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic suggest that US interest rates might trend higher than expected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Raphael Bostic said his outlook is that \u201cinflation will continue to fall this year and into 2025,\u201d but it will take quite a while before the central bank is certain that inflation is clearly on its path to 2% <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bxxGOMKNdv\">https:\/\/t.co\/bxxGOMKNdv<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HrnFy2V8h5\">pic.twitter.com\/HrnFy2V8h5<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Bloomberg TV (@BloombergTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/BloombergTV\/status\/1792545146354999773?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Higher interest rates typically dampen economic activity, potentially reducing oil demand as businesses and consumers adjust to increased borrowing costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Read also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/analysis\/us-stocks-pulled-back-with-rising-bond-yields-and-hawkish-comments-from-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">US stocks pulled back with hawkish comments from Fed<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All in all, the upcoming OPEC meeting on June 1 is crucial. Analysts are speculating whether OPEC will maintain its production cuts. Any decision to extend these cuts could support prices, while a rollback might pressure them further.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\"><strong>What traders should pay attention to<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given these dynamics, market participants should remain cautious. Key factors to look out for include the uncertainty surrounding next moves from OPEC and the ongoing geopolitical tensions. Staying informed about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/tools\/education\/trading-guides\/oil-cfds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">how to trade oil CFDs<\/a>, sticking to a trading strategy and keeping up on risk management will be crucial for navigating the oil markets.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/trade-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Create your live VT Markets account<\/strong><\/a><strong> and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vtmarkets.com\/login\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>start trading<\/strong><\/a><strong> now.<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Start trading now \u2014 click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vtmarkets.com\/en-asia\/trade-now\/\">here<\/a> to create your real VT Markets account.<\/b>\n\n<\/p>\n\n<!-- vt-src:13390 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points:&nbsp; On Tuesday, both Brent and WTI crude oil futures experienced declines. 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