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WTI Price Analysis: Hangs near multi-month low, downside risk remains

  • WTI edges higher in the middle of the week in the early European trading hour.
  • Bulls remain hopeful above $66.50 on a corrective pullback.
  • Momentum oscillator holds onto oversold zone signifies underlying bearish momentum.

WTI prices edge higher on Wednesday following the previous four session’s decline. 

At the time of writing, WTI is trading at $66.66, up 0.49% 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.

The formation of lower lows and lower highs tells about the bearish trend for oil prices. However multiple support formation near $66.50 makes it a crucial level to trade.

A corrective pullback in prices is expected toward the previous day’s high of $67.46 followed by the $68.90 horizontal resistance level.

The Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator trades in the oversold zone. Any uptick in the MACD could aid the upward movement until the 20-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $69.78.

Alternatively, if prices move lower, it could retrace back to the low of $65.53 made on August 16.

Next, the bears would attempt to meet the $64.95 horizontal support level.

A daily close below the mentioned level would further encourage WTI bears to testify low of May 24 at $63.58.

WTI additional levels

WTI

Overview
Today last price66.61
Today Daily Change0.33
Today Daily Change %0.50
Today daily open66.28
 
Trends
Daily SMA2069.79
Daily SMA5071.19
Daily SMA10067.58
Daily SMA20060.35
 
Levels
Previous Daily High67.46
Previous Daily Low66.09
Previous Weekly High69.42
Previous Weekly Low65.03
Previous Monthly High76.4
Previous Monthly Low64.99
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%66.62
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%66.94
Daily Pivot Point S165.76
Daily Pivot Point S265.24
Daily Pivot Point S364.39
Daily Pivot Point R167.13
Daily Pivot Point R267.98
Daily Pivot Point R368.5

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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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