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WTI Price Analysis: Oil extends recovery from multi-month low towards $72.00

  • WTI picks up bids to extend recovery from December 2021.
  • RSI rebound from oversold territory favors corrective bounce off the WTI Crude Oil price.
  • Bearish MACD signals, multiple hurdles towards the north hint at limited upside room.

WTI crude oil prints a three-day uptrend as it extends a corrective bounce from the lowest levels since December 2021 to $71.70 heading into Monday’s European session.

In doing so, the black gold benefits from RSI (14) line’s rebound from the oversold territory.

However, the bearish MACD signals and a slew of upside hurdles challenge the energy buyers.

Among them, the 10-DMA level of around $73.00 acts as an immediate resistance for the WTI bulls to tackle.

Following that, a downward-sloping trend line from mid-April and the 21-DMA, respectively near $73.90 and $76.85, could restrict further advances in the commodity price.

In a case where the energy benchmark remains firmer past 21-DMA, the support-turned-resistance line from December 2022, close to $77.40 by the press time, can act as the last defense of the WTI bears.

Meanwhile, the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level of the commodity’s downside from November 2022 to the last week’s bottom, near $71.00, limits short-term declines of the WTI crude oil price.

Should the quote remains weak past $71.00, the $70.00 round figure and $68.00 may rest the Oil bears before directing them to the latest multi-month low of around $64.30.

Overall, WTI crude oil is likely to extend the latest recovery but the road towards the north appears long and bumpy.

WTI crude oil: Daily chart

Trend: Limited upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price71.68
Today Daily Change0.39
Today Daily Change %0.55%
Today daily open71.29
 
Trends
Daily SMA2077.09
Daily SMA5075.63
Daily SMA10076.81
Daily SMA20080.99
 
Levels
Previous Daily High71.75
Previous Daily Low68.47
Previous Weekly High76.61
Previous Weekly Low64.31
Previous Monthly High83.4
Previous Monthly Low73.88
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%70.5
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%69.72
Daily Pivot Point S169.25
Daily Pivot Point S267.22
Daily Pivot Point S365.97
Daily Pivot Point R172.54
Daily Pivot Point R273.79
Daily Pivot Point R375.82

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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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