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WTI Price Analysis: Refreshes nine-month high above $46.00 on bullish flag confirmation

  • WTI seesaws around $46.38-63 after rising to the fresh high since March 2020.
  • Confirmation of the bullish chart pattern, lack of overbought RSI favors the oil buyers.
  • 200-bar SMA offers key support, pullback moves can aim for the early-November top.

WTI picks up the bids near $46.50, up 1.75% intraday, while taking rounds to the nearly 25-pip trading range during early Friday. The energy benchmark recently surged to $46.63, the highest level in months, after confirming the bullish flag chart pattern on the four-hour play.

Not only the confirmation of the bullish formation but absence of the overbought RSI conditions also suggests further increase in the price of the black gold.

As a result, a gradual run-up towards the March 2020 high near $48.70 becomes more expected.

Following that, February low near $49.45 and the $50.00 round-figure will gain the bulls’ attention.

On the downside, pullback moves below the flag’s upper line, at $45.40 now, may revisit the flag’s support, currently around $43.75.

Though, any further weakness below $43.75 will eye the November 11 top near $43.30.

WTI four-hour chart

Trend: Bullish

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price46.48
Today Daily Change0.76
Today Daily Change %1.66%
Today daily open45.72
 
Trends
Daily SMA2042.88
Daily SMA5040.85
Daily SMA10041.03
Daily SMA20036.68
 
Levels
Previous Daily High45.92
Previous Daily Low44.76
Previous Weekly High46.31
Previous Weekly Low42.34
Previous Monthly High46.31
Previous Monthly Low33.85
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%45.47
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%45.2
Daily Pivot Point S145.01
Daily Pivot Point S244.3
Daily Pivot Point S343.85
Daily Pivot Point R146.17
Daily Pivot Point R246.62
Daily Pivot Point R347.33

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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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