Crude oil markets bounce pretty significantly during the week, showing signs of support and resiliency at major levels. At this point, the market looks likely to continue to be very noisy, but it is likely that we are about to see another opportunity shortly.
The WTI Crude Oil market has fallen during most of the week but turned around of form a bit of a hammer. That hammer of course is a bullish sign but quite frankly there is a ton of resistance above and it is very unlikely that this market is simply going to skyrocket to the upside. Don’t get me wrong, holding the $50 level as support is crucial but there’s so much in the way of noise above the markets are going to have a hard time simply rallying from here and going straight up. This market is to choppy for a longer-term trader to be comfortable in, a lease with a sizable position. That being said though, I suspect that any bounce from here is going to find plenty of selling pressure, not only at the $55 level but more than likely the $60 level.
Brent markets broke down significantly during the week but found enough support just above the $55 level to turn around and show signs of life again. By doing so, the market has reached towards the $59 level, an area that was the bottom of massive support. While I do recognize that this is a somewhat bullish candle stick, it’s only a matter time before the sellers come back in and push this market lower. I have no interest in buying this market, as the $65 region is massive resistance right along with the $60 level. I’m fading rallies going forward, until of course we break above the $66 level which would be very bullish.
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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.