WTI Price Analysis: 200-SMA pushes sellers towards $73.00
- WTI remains pressured around monthly high, prints biggest daily loss in a week.
- Overbought RSI, failures to cross 200-SMA favor sellers.
- 50% Fibonacci retracement level, previous resistance line challenge bears.
WTI crude oil prices stay below 200-SMA, down 0.50% intraday around $73.30 during Monday’s Asian session. In doing so, the black gold teases 50% Fibonacci retracement (Fibo.) of November 09 to December 10 declines.
Given the receding bullish bias of MACD and overbought RSI, not to forget the quote’s failures to cross the 200-SMA, oil prices are likely to remain pressured towards the $73.00 threshold, also comprising the stated Fibo. level.
It should be noted, however, that the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement and the previous resistance line from early November, respectively around $70.50 and $69.70, will challenge the WTI bears afterward.
Alternatively, a clear upside break of the 200-SMA level of $73.40 will need validation from the monthly high of $73.85 before eyeing the 61.8% Fibo. level near $75.50.
During the commodity’s strength past $75.50, the late November’s high near $79.00 will be in focus.
WTI: Four-hour chart
Trend: Further weakness expected
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Anil Panchal
FXStreet
Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.
