US Oil Cash forum
*Side Note: There's a S&R Zone above and below on the Hourly chart. And, it's looking more like a giant Head-and-Shoulders pattern.

Direction (up or down) doesn’t matter to them. What does matter?
That the price moves — not just sits there.
The strike boundaries of that straddle.
So what should we , as retail traders, care about?
The strike boundaries — that’s where the real opportunity is.
Why?
Because those levels give us a clear zone to look for a counter-trend setup with a strong risk/reward ratio .
🎯 Bottom line: Watch those strike prices closely. That’s where the action — and your edge — is.

Saudi Arabian officials are briefing allies that they can live with lower oil prices. That’s what sources are telling Reuters. It marks a potential major shift in policy after years spent balancing the market through deep output cuts and comes ahead of the next OPEC+ meeting on Monday.
Theories on the apparent change in Saudi strategy range from punishing OPEC+ members exceeding their quotas to a move to fight for market share after ceding ground to non-OPEC+ producers such as the United States and Guyana.
Higher output may also be a gesture to U.S. President Donald Trump who is visiting Riyadh this month. An arms package for Saudi Arabia worth well over $100 billion could be announced during the visit, which includes stops in the UAE and Qatar, where the Trump Organization has just struck a deal to build a luxury golf resort.