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WTI Price Analysis: Bulls face strong resistance near descending trendline around $68.00

  • WTI edges down at the end of the week in   Asian trading hours.
  • Bulls consolidate near the $68.00 level for the previous three sessions.
  • Momentum oscillator holds onto oversold zone warns of aggressive bets.

WTI prices edge lower on Friday following the previous two session’s lull performance.

At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $67.49, down 0.24% for the day.

WTI daily chart

On the daily chart,  WTI has been under intense pressure since the beginning of the descending trend channel from the high of $76.40 made on July 6.

Prices took shelter at the double bottom formation near the $61.80 levels and retraced back to highs of $68.44, where it currently hovers.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator trades in the oversold zone. Any downtick in the MACD could aid the downside movement below the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $67.27 to the $66.70  horizontal support level.

Next, bears would aim toward the low of August 24 at $65.34, followed by the $64.70  horizontal support level. 

Alternatively, if prices move higher, it could move back to $68.70 horizontal resistance level, above the bearish sloping line.

Next, the bulls would attempt to meet the high made on August 6 at $69.22.

A daily close above the mentioned level would further encourage WTI bulls to recapture the $70.40 horizontal resistance level.

WTI additional levels

WTI

Overview
Today last price67.51
Today Daily Change-0.15
Today Daily Change %-0.22
Today daily open67.66
 
Trends
Daily SMA2067.57
Daily SMA5070.45
Daily SMA10067.97
Daily SMA20061.19
 
Levels
Previous Daily High68.19
Previous Daily Low66.92
Previous Weekly High68.04
Previous Weekly Low61.79
Previous Monthly High76.4
Previous Monthly Low64.99
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%67.4
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%67.7
Daily Pivot Point S166.98
Daily Pivot Point S266.31
Daily Pivot Point S365.71
Daily Pivot Point R168.26
Daily Pivot Point R268.86
Daily Pivot Point R369.54


 

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Rekha Chauhan

Rekha Chauhan

Independent Analyst

Rekha Chauhan has been working as a content writer and research analyst in the forex and equity market domain for over two years.

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