Crude just popped in Asian trading and the tape tells a messy story

WTI December futures tapped $97.35 at the high before settling around $96.60-$96.90 depending on the feed

The move is small on paper but the context is wild

This comes after a brutal Monday session where oil got smoked on Iran peace talk hopes

Then reports hit that the US struck Iran's Qeshm Island and the bid came right back

Goldman also jacked its WTI forecast from $81 to $94 for year end citing supply risk

Dollar index is basically flat near 101.70-$101.80 with everyone parked ahead of the US midterms

Translation for crypto traders oil is holding a geopolitical premium that refuses to die and the dollar is going nowhere fast

That combo keeps the macro backdrop sticky for risk assets

Watch the $95.16 support and $104.99 resistance levels nobody is talking about enough
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