The crude oil markets continue to see a lot of noise, as we are hanging out just above a major support level in both grades that I follow here at FX Empire. All things being equal, this is a market that looks like it is sticking to the range.
The West Texas Intermediate crude oil market dipped a bit during the early hours on Friday as we continued to bounce around the $68 level. All things being equal, this is a market that has a lot of support underneath, near the $65 level as well. So, we need to pay close attention to what happens next.
All things being equal, I think this is a situation where we could fall a bit and then find value hunters. But I think that the $65 level certainly looks as if it is going to try to hold. Whether or not we can take off to the upside is a completely different question but keep an eye on the 50 day EMA near the $71 level as a potential barrier on any bounce.
The Brent market also looks fairly soft at the moment, but it is supported at the crucial large round psychologically significant $70 level. The $70 level of course, will have a lot of options trading around it. So really, with this being the case, I think you’ve got a situation where people will look at this as a potential buying opportunity, but also recognize that if we were to break significantly below $70, that would be very toxic. We have the 50-day EMA just about at the $74.50 level offering resistance, so that’s something worth paying attention to. If we can break above there, then we could go looking to the $80 level.
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Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.