The crude oil markets plunge during the trading session on Friday, as we have seen a significant amount of downward pressure finally break the back of support.
The West Texas Intermediate Crude Oil market has plunged during the trading session on Friday to break below the $80 level. At this point, it looks like we are ready to continue to see a lot of selling pressure as people are starting to truly worry about demand overall. At this point, the market is likely to continue to see a lot of noisy behavior, but the fact that we have pierced the crucial $80 level tells me that we are either coming close to a capitulate towards the bottom, or we are about to see something really ugly happen.
We have formed a massive “M pattern”, which is a very negative sign. If we break to a fresh, new level, look out below, because crude oil is going to plunge.
Brent markets have fallen significantly during the trading session on Friday as we have plunged through the $90 level. By doing so, the market looks as if it is ready to go much lower, perhaps down to the $82.50 level, where we had bounced from previously. At this point, it appears that the markets are focusing almost solely on the idea of a lack of demand, which is almost certainly going to be the case if we continue to see the economy slowdown around the world.
With that being the case, I think this has become a “fade the rally” type of market until it proves itself otherwise. We have a lot of work to do to change the attitude of the market, so this point I think you are looking at more weakness than anything else.
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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.