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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts – Oil Tests Weekly Lows Amid Demand Concerns

By:
Vladimir Zernov
Published: Aug 30, 2024, 18:46 GMT+00:00

Key Points:

  • Natural gas is moving lower as traders wait for additional catalysts.
  • WTI oil is down by more than 3% as traders remain worried about China's demand.
  • Brent oil pulled back towards the $77.00 level.
Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil Forecasts

In this article:

Natural Gas

Natural Gas
Natural Gas 300824 Daily Chart

Natural gas is losing some ground as traders stay cautious due to oversupply. From a big picture point of view, natural gas markets need significant positive catalysts to gain sustainable upside momentum.

In case natural gas manages to settle above the $2.15 level, it will move towards the resistance at $2.25 – $2.30.

WTI Oil

WTI Oil
WTI Oil 300824 Daily Chart

WTI oil tests new lows as traders shrug off worries about Libya’s production shutdown and focus on China’s economic problems.

A move below the $73.00 level will push WTI oil towards the nearest support at $72.00 – $72.50.

Brent Oil

Brent Oil
Brent Oil 300824 Daily Chart

Brent oil is losing ground amid broad pullback in the oil markets. Stronger dollar put additional pressure on commodity markets today.

A successful test of the support at $77.00 – $77.50 will open the way to the test of the next support level at $72.50 – $73.00.

For a look at all of today’s economic events, check out our economic calendar.

About the Author

Vladimir is an independent trader and analyst with over 10 years of experience in the financial markets. He is a specialist in stocks, futures, Forex, indices, and commodities areas using long-term positional trading and swing trading.

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