WTI Price Analysis: Oil bears need $69.60 break to retake controls
|- WTI remains pressured around intraday low, extends pullback from early August highs.
- Monthly support line, 100-SMA challenge sellers amid bearish MACD.
- Weekly resistance line, 12-day-old rising trend line adds to the upside filters.
WTI justifies Thursday’s Doji candlestick while taking offers around $71.15, down 0.90% intraday, heading into Monday’s European session open.
Although a short-term falling trend line and bearish MACD hints at the black gold’s further weakness, an ascending trend line from August 22 near $70.10 and the $70.00 threshold, not to forget the 100-SMA level of $69.90, will challenge the bears.
In a case where WTI drops below $69.60, the bearish momentum can aim for the monthly low surrounding $67.00, also including 50% Fibonacci retracement of August-September upside.
On the contrary, a downward sloping resistance line from last Wednesday, near $72.10, challenges the WTI recovery moves ahead of the monthly peak surrounding $72.90.
If the oil buyers keep reins past $72.90, an ascending trend line from September 02 near $73.70 will flash on their radars.
WTI: Four-hour chart
Trend: Pullback expected
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