Crude Oil: Fibonacci Retracements, Support and Resistance LevelsI've had the opportunity to closely observe the crude oil market's impressive run after its historic dip into negative territory in 2020. To better understand the market's behavior, I've outlined a Fibonacci pull from the low in November 2020 to the high in March 2022. In this idea, I'll discuss the importance of support and resistance levels, as well as Fibonacci retracements, in the context of trading crude oil.
Before diving into the technical analysis, let's first touch on the educational aspect of support and resistance levels. Support levels are price points at which an asset's price is more likely to stop falling and start rising, while resistance levels are the opposite - price points at which an asset's price is more likely to stop rising and start falling. These levels can help traders identify potential entry and exit points for trades.
Similarly, Fibonacci retracements are an analytical tool derived from the famous Fibonacci sequence. They are used to identify potential support and resistance levels by measuring the percentage retracement of an asset's price between a low and a high. The most common retracement levels are 23.6%, 38.2%, 50%, and 61.8% (the most important level).
In my crude oil analysis, the 50% Fibonacci retracement level sits at $66.29 on a log scale. We saw the price tap and test this level for a few days before witnessing a significant gap to the upside. What's particularly intriguing isn't the support we're finding at the 50% retracement level, but rather the support and resistance levels I've outlined at $61.35, $85.88, and $93.33.
Should the price fall below the 50% retracement level, we have the downside support at $61.35. On the other hand, if the price continues moving upwards, we can expect resistance at $85.88 and $93.33. The $93 level is near the 23.6% Fibonacci level, indicating that we may encounter significant resistance at this point.
A few days ago, we observed a sizable gap at around $80 after production numbers were released. Generally, production cuts lead to a higher cost for assets like crude oil, as supply shrinks while demand remains steady.
If oil prices surpass the resistance level of $93-$94, there's a high likelihood we could see oil reaching $180 in the coming years – approximately two years out. Although I would assign a 20% probability to this scenario, it's essential to note that support and resistance levels have proven to be crucial in the history of oil trading. Crude oil is unlike other assets and has a reputation for trapping the herd.
So, where do you stand in the herd today? Understanding and effectively utilizing Fibonacci retracements, support, and resistance levels can be the key to navigating the crude oil market and making informed decisions in your trading journey.
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usoil 8h chart buy low after pullback tp 85 usd/bbl🔸Today let's review the 8 hour chart for crude oil . Previous setup was invalidated due to
the unexpected OPEC production cuts. Right now technical outlook flipped to bullish.
🔸Price gapped higher almost 10% after the OPEC production cuts were announced.
Bulls hit the strong overhead resistance at 82 USD/bbl and right now I'm expecting
a short-term pullback and re-test of the key s/r bulls below market price.
🔸Recommended strategy for crude oil traders: expecting short-term pullback and
therefore the recommended strategy for bulls is to buy low after we re-test the key s/r
price levels at 72/73 usd bbl. stop below recent market lows and TP1 is 80 USD/bbl and
TP2 is 85 usd/bbl. This is a swing trade setup, so may take a while. good luck traders!
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WTI CRUDE OIL Best sell position inside this 8 month patternWTI Crude Oil is approaching Resistance (1) at 83.50 after OPEC cuts.
The MA200 (1d) is almost there at 83.97 and has been untouched since August 30th.
The pattern is a Channel Up and its top is only a little over Resistance (1).
Trading Plan:
1. Sell on the current market price as the above three levels form the strongest Resistance Zone possible.
Targets:
1. 67.00 initially (Support 1).
Tips:
1. RSI (1d) is under a Rising Support. It is not quite there yet but the very first sign of sideways trading would be an indication of forming a top.
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This is a continuation of this trading plan:
Crude Oil- News-driven. Financial Wave.Oil rose sharply after news of production cuts. While "news-driven" price reactions are often volatile, we are inclined to continue rising for Crude Oil. Our priority scenario is to continue rising from the low of 64 into the 86 range. Support is around 78.85-77.10.
Oil maintains post OPEC+ gainsAs mentioned in my previous oil update a couple of weeks ago that “the OPEC might have to cut even more production to prevent prices from falling significantly further,” that’s precisely what they did at the weekend, creating a big gap in oil prices. Oil prices eased off their highs slightly, but not by much. At the time of writing, there were approaching the overnight highs again. Where does oil go from here?
Breakaway gap
While gaps typically fill, they don’t always. This could be a breakaway gap in oil prices. The impact of the production cuts could send WTI to at least $85-$90 from here, before we potentially see some real weakness in oil prices again. Any short-term weakness in oil prices could prove to be bear traps, and thus may well be bought.
In case you didn’t read the news, the OPEC+ blindsided the market with a surprise production cut, announced at the weekend. The group agreed to cut nearly 1.7 million barrels of oil per day. The reductions are pledged from next month through year end. Saudi Arabia is again leading the way with 500,000 barrels per day of cuts. Several other Gulf states have joined in with their curbs. Russia, who had already announced a 500k bpd through June, has now extended that through year end.
The OPEC+ decision comes totally unexpected. Given that nearly 1.7 million barrels of oil per day will be held back from global supply, this should keep prices supported. In the short-term we well see some further significant gains in WTI, before the focus turns to weaker demand outlook.
What about the longer-term outlook?
While the OPEC+ cuts are expected to tighten the oil market and may well provide further support to prices in the near-term, the longer-term outlook remains uncertain. After all, a side effect will be a fresh inflationary jolt to the world economy. This in turn may mean even more rate increases than was priced in last week.
Ultimately, a high oil price will hurt demand at a time when household and business finances are overstretched. The thing about oil demand, though, is that it is very price inelastic. So, unless something like Covid happens again, don’t expect to see a material drop in oil prices due to demand weakness. People will not stop driving or travelling by plane because of high oil prices.
Therefore, demand is only likely to get hurt moderately by rising oil prices.
Indeed, oil is a supply-driven market.
Thus, the only way for oil prices to come under significant pressure again is if non-OPEC supply increases sharply. This is possible but will take some time for producers outside the OPEC+ to ramp up their production.
So, the big risk is that this could start another supply war between the OPEC+ and non-OPEC countries such as the US and Canada.
Crude shoots higher on announcement of production cutsWe take a look at the resistance levels following the Saudi Arabia announcement.
We have seen a clean bounce off long term moving averages suggesting that we are likely to see the market gravitate to its 55-week ma at 90.09.
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WTI Outlook 3 April 2023Following the surprise news from OPEC+ where the cartel decided to cut production by more than 1 million barrels a day, energy prices gapped strongly to the upside.
WTI tested the 82 price level again which was at the 50% fibonacci retracement level.
Typically it is believed that price would have to close the gap before continuing with the trend again.
Therefore, look for WTI to retrace before trading higher again, and if price breaks above the 82 resistance level, the next key resistance level is at 93.55
Overall significantly choppy price action is anticipated on energy prices in the short term
BTCUSD/OIL_CRUDE Showing Clearer Signs than BTCUSD ChartsWatch the moving averages and cloud levels here, as well as areas for price consolidation. It's a bit prettier than BTCUSD, isn't it?
With the prices of OIL_CRUDE moving back up again, it's hard to tell whether BTCUSD is performing well against it, until you use a chart like this.
Type:
BTCUSD:BITSTAMP/OIL_CRUDE
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Will oil prices continue to rise?The decline in U.S. crude oil inventories and the suspension of exports from the Kurdistan region of Iraq have supported the upward trend in oil prices, overshadowing the smaller-than-expected pressure on Russia's supply cuts.At the same time, five OPEC+ representatives said that the alliance may stick to the existing oil production reduction agreement at Monday's meeting.
On the technical side, WTI crude oil fluctuated and fell after the opening of the market, and slowly recovered after reaching a minimum of 73.74. The current price is trading near 74.7. Although crude oil is currently facing strong technical pressure, which has led to a small decline in the current situation, but the short-term upward structure has still not been effectively destroyed, so it can maintain a low bullish pattern in the short term.
Short-term trading reference:
1.Buy crude oil near the 73.7 position, stop loss level 73.3, take profit level 75.2
2.Try to sell crude oil in small batches near 75.3, with a stop loss level of 75.6 and a take profit level of 74.3
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US Oil - Last downward leg - Pt.5During the last posts, we tracked the last leg of triple three cycle wave ((2)). Our short trades secured us a profit of 3.4% of equity during this month, as per the trades posted. We always reason in terms of Equity Points since we believe it helps in reasoning in terms of risk managment.
We anticipated that, when this corrective move will be finished, a big upside will resume in cycle wave (3).
Which fundamentals will be consistent with this future possibility?
As written in our manifesto , we believe that fundamentals unfold simultaneoulsy with price. Hence we can not know now. But we can imagine some fundamental scenario that will be consistent with this prediction.
For example, just imagine that countries will continue to use oil until it will be worn out (which is not so unlikely).
What will happen before it worns out, if there is still demand?
With how much anticipation the market will price this dynamic?
This is just speculation, and when we look to the chart we see that price is retesting the simmetrical triangle after a 5 wave down.
We could have bottomed, but we are not assuming it to be our main case since:
1.- retail sentiment is still very high to the bullish side
2- our big 57-63 confluence zone has not been tagged
3- our leading indicator (exposed here ) constructed with futures term spread and EIA inventories still did not reverse.
Hence, we are counting this current price action as a double zig zag targeting our conlfluence zone for the completion of wave Z.
Since price tagged (a)=(c) in the last three wave up from 64, we entered short at @73.72-
Our stop loss is at 74.64 for 0.5% risk.
We will update here!
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USOIL Short From The Rising Resistance! Sell!
Hello,Traders!
USOIL made a nice rebound
From the deep lows where
It has obviously been oversold
But now the price is about to retest
The rising resistance line
So I am expecting a pullback
And a move down
Towards the 71.4$ area
Sell!
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The rise of crude oil bulls is unstoppable?Because the banking crisis has temporarily eased, supply disruptions in northern Iraq have exacerbated supply tensions, and signs of increased demand from China have provided stronger support for oil prices.
Judging from the trend of crude oil, after yesterday's sharp rise in oil prices, it rebounded to above US 70, and the technical bullish signal was significantly strengthened.However, although the current oil price has returned to the range of the box, on the whole, the current price has basically touched the vicinity of the pressure zone of the box shock in the early stage, and it has also touched the pressure position of the channel in the short term.Oil prices are under pressure at the point of pressure, and the strength of today's rebound is not as strong, so the rebound that tends to be on the daily line in the short term may be almost gone, then the short-term trend may face a certain level of adjustment.On the other hand, after the last wave of the 4-hour-level trend rose, the price temporarily remained at a high level of narrow volatility. On the hourly-level trend, after a continuous narrow sideways movement, the technical pattern began to gradually weaken, so there may be a trend of spatial correction in the short term.
Short-term trading reference: sell crude oil near 73.80, stop loss level 74.2, take profit level 73.1-73
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USO (CRUDE) Bullish Bounce... something is up!Previously, it was observed and expected that Crude was to bounce. Instead, Crude made a dive down and out of the boxed range. For a moment, took a second take on the analysis and decided that it might have been a bit before its time, since the longer term pointed to two trends; crude to go up and USD to go down.
So, a chance came when USO triggered twice in the 15min chart ( system alerts set based on 15min intraday chart as a personal standard ).
It was a calculated risk and probability count.
USO/Crude had oversold, bounced off a couple of times, and broke our of a short term trend line. The Daily chart had a range breakdown, followed by long tails for the previous three days. It appeared to have a good probability of recovering.
A position was taken (USO 50 delta Call).
From there, we can observe the volatility (and hence you prefer to be in earlier and smaller position) and the development of the trade in the daily chart shows the opening of gap ups and closing of gap downs.
Furthermore, USO / Crude broke back into the range. And for such failures that recover and break back into range (orange and/or yellow box), there is a high probability of breaking out the other end. And yet other observations have the Fibonacci retracement bounce off the 50% to project a near term target of about 65.68 (150%).
All these are encouraged by the previous day's candlestick as Monday's candle gapped up and closed a previous gap down, and ended the day very near to intraday high. Daily technical indicators (MACD and VolDiv) have crossed over and are starting a bullish alignment.(Noted that the breakdown out of the range did have a VolDiv bullish divergence that was very obvious, an early suggesting that it was going to bounce and recover.
Going forward, USO is starting to be overbought, and a possible pullback to head up further to near term target is expected. Could be more bullish or otherwise more bearish. but am expecting the range support to hold better this time.
crude oil bears will target 60 usd/bbl in april 2023🔸Hello traders, today let's review the 4 hour chart for crude oil. Previously we were stuck in
trading range, locked between 73 usd and 81 usd, however recently the trading range broke
down and this exposed further downside below 70 usd / bbl.
🔸The active trading range is defined by 81 usd range highs and 73 usd range lows.
Bears pulled the price down recently due to US banking crisis woes.
It's still worth noting that this distribution fractal setup is continuation of the
prior downtrend, established in 2022.
🔸Recommended strategy for crude oil traders: bears should look for reversal trade
setup near mid range, which is 77.50 USD/bbl. Once we get a decent rejection, bears
should scale in on sell side, initially targeting 70 USD / bbl and subsequently a fresh
low at 60 USD/bbl. We can hit this level sometime in April/May 2023.
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WTI Crude Oil is Going Down! Sell!
Here is our technical outlook for WTI Crude Oil.
Time Frame: Daily
Current Trend: Bearish
Sentiment: Overbought (based on 7-period RSI)
Forecast: Bearish
The market is approaching a significant resistance area 73.8.
The above-mentioned technicals clearly indicate the dominance of sellers on the market.
I recommend shorting the instrument, aiming at 66.3 level.
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A potential buying opportunity in oilOil broke through another resistance level and now faces another resistance level at 73.00, which is also the meeting point of the upper trend line of the local ascending channel. Wait for it to rebound to retest the previously broken level at 71, where it will also meet the 38.20 Fibonacci level and a local upward trend line. If any signs of a reversal appear from there, it could be a buying opportunity up to 74.30.
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CRUDE OIL Another Breakout! Sell!
Hello,Traders!
CRUDE OIL has confirmed
Our bearish outlook on the
Price direction because
Oil broke a support cluster
Of the rising and horizontal
Support levels which is now
A supply cluster therefore
More downside on oil
Is to be expected in
The coming weeks
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Crude Oil (WTI): Massive Zone to Watch Next Week 🛢️
Crude Oil has recently broken a massive horizontal demand cluster.
70.0 - 74.0 is the zone that was a key structure support and that was respected multiple time in the recent past.
After a breakout, the underlined area turned into a supply zone.
Probabilities will be high that the next bearish wave will initiate from that.
Goal - 66.3
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