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WTI Technical Analysis: 50/100-day EMA question pullback from 61.8% Fibonacci

  • WTI again bounces off 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of August-September upside.
  • Bearish MACD, key Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) doubt the recent recovery.

WTI’s recent pullback from 61.8% Fibonacci retracement helps it mark 1.1% gains while taking the bids to $56.15 by the press time of early Monday.

The energy benchmark presently confronts a join of 50 and 100-day EMA, which together with bearish signals from 12-bar Moving Average Convergence and Divergence (MACD) can trigger the quote’s another attempt to declines below the key Fibonacci retracement level of $55.35.

If prices manage to slip beneath $55.35, October-end low near $53.80 will be on the sellers’ radar.

On the upside, a sustained run-up beyond the confluence of 50 and 100-day EMAs, around $56.40, can escalate the rise to $57.50/55 and November 22 high close to $58.80.

Assuming the black gold’s north-run beyond $58.80, an upward sloping trend line since the October-start, at $59.40, will be on the buyers’ radar.

WTI daily chart

Trend: Pullback expected

additional important levels

Overview
Today last price56.14
Today Daily Change0.62
Today Daily Change %1.12%
Today daily open55.52
 
Trends
Daily SMA2057.26
Daily SMA5055.72
Daily SMA10055.88
Daily SMA20057.64
 
Levels
Previous Daily High58.25
Previous Daily Low55.07
Previous Weekly High58.72
Previous Weekly Low55.07
Previous Monthly High58.76
Previous Monthly Low54.12
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%56.28
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%57.04
Daily Pivot Point S154.31
Daily Pivot Point S253.1
Daily Pivot Point S351.13
Daily Pivot Point R157.49
Daily Pivot Point R259.46
Daily Pivot Point R360.67

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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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