West Texas Intermediate crude traded sharply lower through Thursday, December 12, settling at $57.60 per barrel and posting a week-to-date loss of $2.48, or 4.13%. Market sentiment stayed firmly bearish as traders focused on heavy global supply, soft demand projections, and fading geopolitical premiums. With the week still in progress, the tone heading into Friday remained pressured by fundamental forces that continued to outweigh short-lived intraday rebounds. Oversupply has become the defining feature of the market, with traders questioning whether…