Crude Oil Futures: Corrective move on the cards

Pablo Piovano FXStreet

Open interest in crude oil futures markets shrank by round 5.7K contracts after two daily pullbacks in a row on Thursday, according to preliminary readings from CME Group. On the other hand, volume reversed two consecutive daily drops and went up by around 98.3K contracts.

WTI: Initial hurdle comes near $84.00

WTI prices rose for the third straight session on Thursday amidst shrinking open interest. Against that, the recent rebound in crude oil prices could lose strength and spark a corrective drop in the very near term. So far, the $84.00 mark per barrel appears as the immediate hurdle for bulls.

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Born and bred in Argentina, Pablo has been carrying on with his passion for FX markets and trading since his first college years.

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