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Breaking: WTI dips briefly below $28 on Saudi price war, sheds over 30%

The selling interest in the US oil (WTI futures on Nymex) remains unabated on this Black Monday, as the rates briefly dip below the 28 handle, in a sell-off that gathered pace on a breach of $30 mark - the psychological level.

The black gold hit the weakest levels since February 2016 at $27.90 before jumping back above the $28 mark. Despite the quick pullback, the bearish bias remains intact, in light of the price war started by Saudi Arabia after Friday’s OPEC+ deal fallout.

Saudi Arabia slashed its export oil prices over the weekend. The Saudi decision to cut prices by nearly 10% was announced on Saturday. The cut heightening the panic across the global markets, already roiled by the coronavirus outbreak.

WTI Technical levels to watch

WTI

Overview
Today last price28.48
Today Daily Change-13.16
Today Daily Change %-31.48
Today daily open41.81
 
Trends
Daily SMA2049.66
Daily SMA5053.96
Daily SMA10055.76
Daily SMA20055.75
 
Levels
Previous Daily High46.48
Previous Daily Low41.22
Previous Weekly High48.74
Previous Weekly Low41.22
Previous Monthly High54.69
Previous Monthly Low43.95
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%43.23
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%44.47
Daily Pivot Point S139.86
Daily Pivot Point S237.9
Daily Pivot Point S334.59
Daily Pivot Point R145.12
Daily Pivot Point R248.43
Daily Pivot Point R350.39

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