Oil Technical Analysis: Wedge pattern halts bullish advance near $56.80 a barrel


Oil daily chart

  • Crude oil WTI is trading between the 50 and 100 SMA suggesting a sideways market.

Oil 4-hour chart

  • Crude oil is trading above the main SMAs suggesting bullish momentum in the medium-term. 
  • Crude oil is trading in a tight bull channel.

Oil 30-minute chart

  • WTI is trading above its main SMAs suggesting bullish momentum in the short-term. 
  • However, the wedge pattern might see 55.40 and possibly 54.80 revisited to the downside before renewed bullish momentum resumes.
  • Resistance is at $56.80 a barrel. 

Additional key levels

WTI

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 56.38

    Today Daily change %: 0.43%
    Today Daily Open: 56.14
Trends:
    Daily SMA20: 53.85
    Daily SMA50: 51.23
    Daily SMA100: 55.89
    Daily SMA200: 62.86
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 56.22
    Previous Daily Low: 54.64
    Previous Weekly High: 56.22
    Previous Weekly Low: 51.56
    Previous Monthly High: 55.48
    Previous Monthly Low: 44.52
    Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 55.62
    Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 55.24
    Daily Pivot Point S1: 55.11
    Daily Pivot Point S2: 54.09
    Daily Pivot Point S3: 53.53
    Daily Pivot Point R1: 56.69
    Daily Pivot Point R2: 57.25
    Daily Pivot Point R3: 58.27

 

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