
Crude Oil Forecast: Struggles Near $65 as Markets Await Clear Breakout – 18 August 2025
WTI crude oil struggles below $65, with traders watching Fed policy, global trade, and geopolitical developments for the next breakout signal.
WTI crude oil struggles below $65, with traders watching Fed policy, global trade, and geopolitical developments for the next breakout signal.
The US dollar is consolidating against the Swiss franc near the 50-day EMA, with traders watching Fed policy shifts and the franc’s safe-haven appeal.
Bitcoin retreats after a false breakout, with risk-off sentiment pushing prices toward $115K support as traders await the Fed’s September statement.
Gold remains rangebound with $3,500 acting as a key barrier, while traders eye potential breakouts toward $3,800 or pullbacks toward $3,200.
The US dollar is consolidating between major moving averages against the yen, with traders watching for a breakout above 148 or a slide below 145.
The AUD/USD pair is trading in a tight range near 0.6500 as traders digest mixed Australian employment data and await policy signals from the upcoming Jackson Hole Symposium.