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USOIL 30th JUNE 2022The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allied producers are expected to confirm as a mere formality their decision to expand oil production by 650,000 barrels per day in July and August. The OPEC+ group of producers including Russia, began two days of meetings on Wednesday, though sources said there was little prospect of agreement to pump more oil. The net drop in crude oil inventories was flattered by SPR (Strategic Petroleum Reserve) releases, while the gasoline stock jump is because U.S. refineries are running at over 95% capacity
TVC:USOILShort
by DNP-FX
CRUDE OIL (WTI) Your Detailed Trading Plan For This Week🛢 As you remember, traders, we spotted a confirmed bearish breakout of a rising parallel channel on WTI last week. Now, we see its retest. Watch a minor rising trend line on 4H. Its bearish breakout will be your confirmation to short. You need a 4H candle close below that to confirm the breakout. The market will most likely drop to 102.8 / 100.0 levels then. ❤️If you have any questions, please, ask me in the comment section. Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
TVC:USOILShort
by VasilyTrader
22
USOIL 27th JUNE 2022World crude oil prices tended to be bearish, continuing the correction a week earlier, amid the aggressive United States central bank in raising its benchmark interest rate. Oil prices have been rising since last year and hit a record high this year on March 8, 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine. The weakening of oil prices is the uncertain demand prospect from China. Although the spike in Covid-19 cases has been contained, it is still unclear how quickly Chinese businesses will be able to recover. USOIL H1 USOIL D1 - JUNE
TVC:USOILShort
by DNP-FX
Oil and gas producers have come to a dead endLast Friday WTI crude NYMEX:CL1! dropped together with the broader equity markets and closed almost 7% lower at $107.99, slightly below the 50 days moving average. Earlier in the month the oil was still trying to break and stay above $120 however the hype cooled down quickly, partly due to the sharp 75 basis points rate hike by the Fed on Wednesday. This recent round of oil rally actually started in late Dec-2021 when the oil price tested the 250 days moving average, failed then reversed back to the upside. In late Jan-2022, the global inflation concern pushed the commodity across the major resistance at $86. And by late Feb-2022, fueled by the “special military operation” initiated by Russia against Ukraine, WTI crude went through the $100 handle and never looked back again. With the recent more affirmative backdrop of global recession, as well as the increasing political cost for the current government allowing inflation to worsen, last week's drop might officially mark the end of the 6 months long oil rally. There are 2 ways you can capitalize the idea. One is to short the commodity directly. Two is to short those who produce the commodity . In the following scenario analysis, we believe the second seems to be a more profitable way, even if oil price continue to rally. 1. Oil Price Up Although it’s unlikely, there are still factors on both the demand and supply side that might drive up oil price, such as extreme weather and military conflict. Another wild card is OPEC. But in any case, one thing for sure for the US government is that the oil companies are making a lot of money. The US president Joe Biden even directly pointed out “Exxon made more money than God last year” in a recent event in Los Angeles. With Britain recently announcing a 25% windfall tax on oil and gas producers, the white house is even more motivated to join “Robin Hood” to rob the rich (whether to give to the poor is another matter, lol). The windfall tax essentially is setting a profitability ceiling for oil companies. Even if the oil price goes higher, they will not be able to pocket more money. 2. Oil Price Down (Supply Side) This is likely to be a continuation of the windfall tax narrative. One option the producers can choose instead of paying more tax is to increase capex, i.e. increase oil production by drilling more crude, and expand refinery facilities. In fact, raising capex is the last thing the producers want to do given the global carbon zero commitment and the shift in consumer behavior such as shifting from traditional fossil fuel vehicles to EV. Hence if the oil companies at the end really compromised, their profit and distributable cash would definitely be harmed. 3. Oil Price Down (Demand Side) In the market economy we trust, even without government intervention, the market itself has an in-built feedback mechanism to neutralize any imbalance. When oil price is too high, demand will naturally be depressed (e.g. drive less, work from home more, take more public transport). Less demand in turn will pull down the price until demand-supply equilibrium is restored. If we look at the latest release of companies Q1 result, the economic slowdown is no longer a slogan but has already materialized. The demand downward spiral has actually taken place in the US, and it is only one trigger away to set this into motion for the oil market as well. For the oil producers, it means selling less oil at lower price, double whammy for their profitability. Now it should be clearer why no matter how the oil price moves from this point onward, oil companies have all reached a dead end. Trading Plan Instead of hand picking which producers to short, one can directly short oil & gas theme ETF, effectively shorting the whole bucket of companies in the sector to avoid tail risk from individual companies. I would recommend AMEX:XLE and AMEX:XOP for this operation, for their larger market cap and better liquidity. The best time to short was actually 2 weeks ago when oil price was still above $120 and there was a divergence between oil price and the major equity indexes. I placed my first short position in AMEX:XOP on Jun-10 at $161. Last week the drop was faster than I expected. In fact all the nearby resistances were taken down one by one without much consolidations: 20 days moving average: Jun-15 50 days moving average: Jun-16 Lower bound of bollinger bands from 20-days moving average: Jun-17 For those who are looking to raise their short exposure, I would recommend to wait until it rebounds back to one of the above resistance levels, place the short when the buying momentum dries and the selling force becomes dominant again . That translates to price levels around 140-155. For those who are looking to buy (Note: profit taking only, not buying in anticipation of new highs), the following levels are the major supports of this round of rally: May support: $123.5 Feb pre-war peak turned support: $115.2 250 days moving average: ~$110 Last note I want to share this week is, never rush into a trade. Any last minute rush means your preparation is inadequate. If you missed a trade it's not because you were not decisive enough to rush in, but because you did not do your homework. So stop overthinking about what you have missed, focus on the next, and make sure you win when you are right. I wish you all a happy and prosperous trading week ahead!
AMEX:XOPShort
by geoffreyip523
MarketBreakdown | WTI Crude Oil, USDJPY, USDCAD, AUDUSD Hey traders, here is a brief technical outlook of 4 peculiar instruments on my watch list. 1️⃣ WTI Crude Oil - Daily time frame 🛢️ The market has recently retraced from a resistance line of a rising parallel channel. The goal for sellers is the support of the channel now. Be prepared for a bearish continuation and then look for a long trade from support. 2️⃣ USDJPY - Daily time frame 🇺🇸🇯🇵 The pair is currently retesting a current year's high. I believe that chances will be high to see a retracement from that. 3️⃣ USDCAD - Weekly time frame 🇺🇸🇨🇦 The market is steadily growing within a rising parallel channel on a weekly. Ahead is a channel's resistance. I will expect a strong bearish move from that. 4️⃣ AUDUSD - 1H time frame 🇦🇺🇺🇸 AUDUSD broke and closed below a support line of a bullish flag pattern last week. The pair is steadily recovering now. I will be looking for shorting the pair on a retest of a broken support of the flag. ❤️If you have any questions, please, ask me in the comment section. Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️
TVC:USOILLong
by VasilyTrader
13
USOIL 20th JUNE 2022Before July, USOIL was seen moving in the consolidation channel area which tends to be bullish . in July, USOIL sentiment will tend to be bearish . The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) member states announced plans to adjust oil production upward in July by 0.648 million barrels per day. In my view Oil prices are bearish but still not stable. Moderate bearish confirmation has not occurred, because the price has not yet breakout below the support area. So I will place a buy limit near the support area, with the target not exceeding the weekly resistance which is drawn in the red area. stop loss as well as sellstop below the support area.
TVC:USOIL
by DNP-FX
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