WTI Crude Oil (NYMEX Front-Month) closes above $102.50/bbl on 17 September 2026
Miss
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Published on 16. September 2026
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Predicted for 17. September 2026
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Based on: Ongoing Event
WTI closed at $104.68/bbl on September 16 (–1.09% vs. prior session). Key driver: Saudi Arabia's East-West pipeline remains offline following drone attacks, threatening ~4% of global supply; Strait of Hormuz transit volumes also declining. Today's Fed rate hike to 3.75–4.00% creates mild downward pressure via USD strength, but is insufficient to offset supply disruptions. No Polymarket market available for WTI. For a close below $102.50, WTI would need to fall a further ~2.1% in one session — unlikely while the pipeline remains shut. Calibration: historical one-day WTI volatility ~1.2% in comparable supply shocks implies ~28% probability of breaching the threshold.
Data basis for this prediction
- WTI-Schlusskurs 16.09.2026: 104,68 USD/bbl, –1,09 % (TradingEconomics, 16.09.2026)
- Saudi East-West Pipeline offline, ~4 % Weltangebotsrisiko (Mansfield Energy, 14.–15.09.2026)
- Hormuz-Transitrückgang Sep 2026; WTI +64 % ggü. Vorjahr (EnergyNow.ca / OilPrice.com, 15.09.2026)
- Fed hebt Federal-Funds-Ziel auf 3,75–4,00 % an (Fed-Pressemitteilung, 16.09.2026)
Note: This is an AI-generated statistical forecast for entertainment and information purposes. It does not constitute investment advice or a recommendation to buy or sell any financial instrument.
Verdict: Miss
[Vorzeitig entschieden] WTI-Rohöl schloss am 17. September 2026 bei 102,13 USD/Barrel – unter der Schwelle von 102,50 USD. Quelle: TradingEconomics 17.09.2026.
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