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WTI Price Analysis: Prints another pullback from $41.00

  • WTI takes a U-turn from $41.08 to mark fifth failure to stay beyond the $41.00 threshold.
  • 21-day EMA, a three-week-old support line restrict immediate downside.
  • June month high, 200-day EMA offers strong resistance.

WTI trims early-day gains while declining to $40.72 during the initial hour of Tokyo open on Wednesday. In doing so, the energy benchmark portrays one more failure to stay beyond $41.00. The quote bounced off 21-day EMA the previous day.

With the bearish MACD joining the black gold’s repeated failures to cross $41.00, sellers are rolling up their sleeves for $40.00 psychological magnet. Though, 21-day EMA near $39.50 and an upward sloping trend line from June 25, at $39.15 now, could challenge the bears.

In a case where the oil prices remain weak past-$39.15, the late-June month’s bottom surrounding $37.10 should return to the charts.

Alternatively, a clear break beyond $41.00 needs validation from June month’s top of $41.65 and 200-day EMA, currently around $41.80, to aim for February’s low close to $44.00.

WTI daily chart

Trend: Pullback expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price40.72
Today Daily Change0.06
Today Daily Change %0.15%
Today daily open40.66
 
Trends
Daily SMA2039.78
Daily SMA5035.85
Daily SMA10032.53
Daily SMA20044.45
 
Levels
Previous Daily High40.77
Previous Daily Low39.3
Previous Weekly High41.14
Previous Weekly Low38.73
Previous Monthly High41.65
Previous Monthly Low34.45
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%40.21
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%39.86
Daily Pivot Point S139.72
Daily Pivot Point S238.77
Daily Pivot Point S338.25
Daily Pivot Point R141.19
Daily Pivot Point R241.71
Daily Pivot Point R342.66

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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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