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WTI Price Analysis: Bulls catch a breather after refreshing 13-month high near $62.00

  • WTI eases from multi-month high but stays inside a short-term bullish chart pattern.
  • Monthly support line adds to the downside filters, channel’s resistance can probe bulls.

Following its run-up to the fresh high since January 2020, WTI eases from $62.25 to currently around $61.85 during the early Thursday’s trading. Even so, the energy benchmark stays within a one-week-old rising trend channel.

With the MACD signal staying green, WTI has a bit more gap above $62.00 before it hits the channel’s resistance line near $62.55.

If at all the oil buyers manage to cross $62.55, September 2019 peak surrounding $63.12 will off an intermediate halt before propelling the quote to the previous year’s high of $65.45.

Meanwhile, an ascending trend line from January 31, at $59.60, adds to the downside filters even if the quote’s pullback moves, if any, break the stated channel’s support near $59.90.

It should, however, be noted that the black gold’s weakness below $59.90 will not hesitate to test the 200-bar SMA level of $54.35.

WTI four-hour chart

Trend: Bullish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price61.83
Today Daily Change0.60
Today Daily Change %0.98%
Today daily open61.23
 
Trends
Daily SMA2055.9
Daily SMA5052.13
Daily SMA10046.73
Daily SMA20043.08
 
Levels
Previous Daily High61.31
Previous Daily Low59.57
Previous Weekly High59.73
Previous Weekly Low56.89
Previous Monthly High53.94
Previous Monthly Low47.26
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%60.64
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%60.23
Daily Pivot Point S160.1
Daily Pivot Point S258.96
Daily Pivot Point S358.36
Daily Pivot Point R161.83
Daily Pivot Point R262.44
Daily Pivot Point R363.57

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Anil Panchal

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.

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