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WTI Price Analysis: Eases from fresh multi-month top, eyes one-week-old support line

  • WTI steps back after refreshing multi-day high, RSI drops from overbought area.
  • 100-HMA adds to the downside filters, February 2020 top lures bulls.

Having initially jumped to the fresh high since February 2020, WTI drops to $52.25, down 0.47% intraday, during Monday’s Asian session. The oil benchmark seems to take clues from the overbought RSI conditions while stepping back from a multi-day high.

As a result, an upward sloping trend line from last Tuesday, at $51.65 now, gains energy sellers’ attention.

However, the quote’s downside past-$51.65 will be challenged by Thursday’s high near $51.30 and the $50.00 psychological manget, not to forget the 100-HMA level of $50.25.

Meanwhile, fresh buying will eye the February 2020 peak surrounding $54.70 wherein the latest top near $52.80 and the $53.00 round-figure can offer intermediate stops during the upside.

Overall, oil prices are in an upward trajectory since early November and hence the recent pullback can be taken lightly by WTI buyers unless it breaks an upward sloping trend line from November 02, near $48.50.

WTI hourly chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price52.25
Today Daily Change-0.25
Today Daily Change %-0.48%
Today daily open52.5
 
Trends
Daily SMA2048.63
Daily SMA5045.21
Daily SMA10042.65
Daily SMA20038.67
 
Levels
Previous Daily High52.56
Previous Daily Low50.85
Previous Weekly High52.56
Previous Weekly Low47.26
Previous Monthly High49.43
Previous Monthly Low44.01
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%51.91
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%51.5
Daily Pivot Point S151.38
Daily Pivot Point S250.26
Daily Pivot Point S349.67
Daily Pivot Point R153.09
Daily Pivot Point R253.68
Daily Pivot Point R354.81

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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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