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Natural Gas, WTI Oil, Brent Oil – Oil Tests Multi-Month Highs

By:
Vladimir Zernov
Published: Aug 9, 2023, 17:59 GMT+00:00

Oil traders bet that U.S. will continue to buy oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

WTI Oil

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Key Insights

  • Natural gas moved towards the $3.00 level as traders focused on rising temperatures. 
  • WTI oil tested new highs after the release of the EIA report. 
  • Brent oil made an attempt to settle above $87.50.

Natural Gas

Natural Gas
Natural Gas 090823 Daily Chart

Natural gas tested multi-month highs as traders focused on hot weather, which boosts demand for natural gas.

Natural gas managed to climb above the $2.85 level and is moving towards the resistance at $3.05 – $3.10. RSI remains in the moderate territory, which is bullish for natural gas.

WTI Oil

WTI Oil
WTI Oil 090823 Daily Chart

WTI oil tested new highs as EIA report indicated that U.S. has started buying oil for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.

The market sentiment remains bullish, and WTI oil is moving towards the next resistance level, which is located in the $86.00 – $87.30 range.

Brent Oil

Brent Oil
Brent Oil 090823 Daily Chart

Brent oil has also managed to gain strong upside momentum as traders bet that U.S. would continue to buy oil for reserves, pushing prices higher.

In case Brent oil settles above $87.00 level, it will head towards the resistance at $88.80 – $89.00.

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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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