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WTI Price Analysis: Bulls eye $48.00, recovery moves need validation from 200-HMA

  • WTI keeps bounce off $47.25, regains 61.8% above Fibonacci retracement.
  • Recovering RSI, break of immediate resistance favor oil buyers.

WTI recovers Monday’s losses while picking up the bids around $47.85, up 0.86% intraday, during Tuesday’s Asian session. In doing so, the oil benchmark bounces back beyond the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of December 23 to January 04 upside while also breaking a downward sloping trend line from the previous day.

Given the RSI recovery backing the upside signals stated above, WTI is likely to overcome the immediate hurdle of 200-HMA, currently near $48.00.

Though, any further upside moves need clear trading beyond December 28 top of $29.00 to target the $50.00 threshold.

Meanwhile, 61.8% Fibonacci retracement near $47.60, the previous resistance line, now support around $47.50 and Monday’s low of $47.25 can entertain short-term sellers during the fresh declines.

Though, November high joins late-December lows near $46.30/20 to challenge WTI’s downside past-$47.25.

WTI hourly chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price47.86
Today Daily Change0.40
Today Daily Change %0.84%
Today daily open47.46
 
Trends
Daily SMA2047.7
Daily SMA5044.11
Daily SMA10042.32
Daily SMA20038.1
 
Levels
Previous Daily High49.89
Previous Daily Low47.26
Previous Weekly High49
Previous Weekly Low47.57
Previous Monthly High49.43
Previous Monthly Low44.01
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%48.26
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%48.89
Daily Pivot Point S146.51
Daily Pivot Point S245.57
Daily Pivot Point S343.88
Daily Pivot Point R149.15
Daily Pivot Point R250.84
Daily Pivot Point R351.78

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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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