2026.01.05 2026.01.05 Oil Shrugs Off Venezuela Headlines as Supply Growth Takes Time. Forecast as of 05.01.2026 Dmitri Demidenkohttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/dmitri-demidenko/ Political changes in Venezuela and the lifting of sanctions could lead to higher oil production, potentially keeping downward pressure on Brent prices. In practice, however, the situation is more complex, as increasing output requires significant investment and

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2026.01.05 2026.01.05 Short-Term Analysis for Oil, Gold, and EURUSD for 05.01.2026 Alex Rodionovhttps://www.litefinance.org/blog/authors/alex-rodionov/ Welcome, my fellow traders! I have prepared a price forecast for the USCrude, XAUUSD, and EURUSD using a combination of the margin zones method and technical analysis. Based on the market analysis, I suggest entry signals for intraday traders. Oil is trading

Asian stock markets have opened on a strong footing on Monday, 5 January, for the first full trading week of 2026, ignoring the potential geopolitical tension arising from the direct inland attack on Venezuela by the US over the weekend that led to the capture and swift removal of Venezuela’s leader, Maduro, by US military

There aren’t any major expiries to take note of for the day but things will slowly pick up as we officially going on the first trading week of the new year. The full list can be seen below. As mentioned last week, start of the year positioning flows will matter more when looking at price

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The Japanese Yen (JPY) extends its descending trend against a broadly firmer US Dollar (USD) for the fourth straight day and drops to a nearly two-week low during the Asian session on Monday. The Bank of Japan’s (BoJ) cautious stance on further policy tightening and the lack of a clear timeline for future rate hikes

The GBP/USD pair opens with a modest bearish gap at the start of a new week and trades just below mid-1.3400s during the Asian session, down 0.10% for the day. Spot prices, however, lack follow-through selling and manage to hold above last week’s swing low amid mixed fundamental cues. Against the backdrop of the protracted

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