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WTI Price Analysis: Bears set to test critical support at $62.65

  • Sellers return after WTI faces rejection above 50-HMA.
  • The US oil clings to 21-HMA support just above the $63 mark.
  • RSI turns bearish, key support at $62.65 appears at risk.

WTI (futures on NYMEX) has wiped off early gains, now back in the red zone around the $63 mark, as sellers fight back control in the European session.

At the time of writing, WTI is flirting with the downward-pointing 21-hourly moving average (HMA) support at $63.07, modestly lower on the day.

The bearish pressures got revived after the US oil failed to find acceptance once again above the 50-HMA at $63.26.

The next cushion for the WTI bulls is aligned at the horizontal trendline support at $62.65, from where the price has rebounded on a couple of occasions.

An hourly closing below that level could expose the bullish 100-HMA cap at $62.36.

The hourly Relative Strength Index (RSI) has edged into the bearish zone, backing the additional downside.

WTI one-hour chart

However, if the 50-HMA hurdle is scaled on a sustained basis, the bulls could look to challenge the April 16 high of $63.93.

Further up, the psychological $64.50 level will be on the buyers’ radars.

WTI additional levels

WTI

Overview
Today last price63.09
Today Daily Change-0.01
Today Daily Change %-0.02
Today daily open63.11
 
Trends
Daily SMA2060.46
Daily SMA5061.21
Daily SMA10055.47
Daily SMA20048.13
 
Levels
Previous Daily High63.93
Previous Daily Low62.88
Previous Weekly High63.93
Previous Weekly Low58.77
Previous Monthly High67.87
Previous Monthly Low57.27
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%63.28
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%63.53
Daily Pivot Point S162.69
Daily Pivot Point S262.26
Daily Pivot Point S361.64
Daily Pivot Point R163.74
Daily Pivot Point R264.36
Daily Pivot Point R364.78

Author

Dhwani Mehta

Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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