WTI Light Sweet Crude Oil, 6/27/23For Tuesday, the 67.08 level can contain weekly selling pressures, above which 72.92 is attainable within the week, possibly yielding 77.00 within 2-3 weeks.
Upside Tuesday, 70.67 can contain session strength, while closing above 70.67 signals 72.92 within 2-3 days, where the market can top out through the balance of the week and the point to settle above for yielding the more meaningful 77.00 within 3-5 more days.
Downside Tuesday, closing below 67.08 indicates 64.67 within the week, 62.14 longer-term support within 1-2 weeks, where the broader market can bottom out through summer activity
Oil(wti)
OIL - Potential up move before a bigger dropFundamental Analysis
WTI remains stable as global interest rates are decided, showing signs of a potential increase for the week. The People's Bank of China's decision to lower rates aims to boost economic growth and improve the outlook for oil. Currently, WTI is trading at $71.25, a slight increase from before.
Despite elevated prices worldwide and a slowing economy, major central banks, such as the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed), have chosen to keep rates unchanged. The ECB raised rates to a 22-year high, while the Fed decided to skip its June meeting but revised its peak rates upward, surpassing the 5.50% threshold. Although this initially strengthened the US dollar, WTI prices were affected by Jerome Powell's neutral comments, causing the gains to diminish.
In contrast to the ECB and the Fed, the People's Bank of China reduced rates due to the slower-than-expected recovery of the Chinese economy. Recent data suggests a loss of momentum, which impacted the rise in oil prices, especially after Saudi Arabia announced a cut in its crude oil output starting in July.
Growing demand in China has supported oil prices, with refinery output reaching its second-highest level on record. The CEO of Kuwait Petroleum Corp estimates that Chinese oil demand will continue to increase in the second half of the year.
It's important to note that the voluntary cuts in crude oil production by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) will limit supply in the near future. Additionally, the US dollar has weakened following the Fed's decision to keep rates unchanged, which also contributes to favourable conditions for WTI prices.
Technical Analysis
From a technical perspective, WTI is currently moving horizontally on the charts, staying within the range of approximately $63.50 to $68.00 throughout the year. Our long term view is bearish, but right now we would expect a move up to $76 Price range before we could see another bigger drop which would most likely break the $63 price level.
#Gasoil Update Gasoil Elliott Wave story is less controversial than Crude Oil story . The price rests on Moving Averages support and Gasoil crack appears to be on an upward trend too. This suggests that refinery margins are likely to improve.
In practice, this means that Gasoil prices are likely to grow faster than Oil prices, perhaps due to unsatisfied demand for diesel fuel.
What I also dislike a bit here is that wave (ii) seems a bit too complicated, being a combination of flat w, simple zigzag x and another simple zigzag y. I was taught that although possible such combinations are rare and shall be used only labeling in retrospective when no other alternatives fit. Now it is part of the ongoing trade and if I am proven wrong I will have to stricten my rules about this combination.
WTI CRUDE OIL: Solid buy opportunity, targeting the 1D MA100.WTI Crude Oil has a sudden sell-of on the current 4H candle that touched the 69.00 price level and was quickly bought back. The 4H timeframe remained neutral despite this (RSI = 48.787, MACD = 0.110, ADX = 18.840), providing the ideal buy opportunity for the final leg upwards and test of the 1D MA100.
As you can see, the 4H RSI is fairly similar to the the first 2 weeks of may where the Channel Down started the bullish leg to the HH trendline. We are bullish already with TP = 74.50.
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#OIL UpdateWith this flash crash, presumably caused by US-Iran news about a possible swap of nuclear program for oil sanctions , we're back to the scenario where wave [ 2] is already complete and we're in a leading diagonal formation. The nefarious option of an expanding diagonal remains, but it is less likely.
WTI OIL Sell on the MA100 (1d).WTI Crude Oil reversed upwards today as the RSI (1d) managed to stay over its MA.
With the exception of April 3rd, every contact with the MA100 (1d) has been a sell signal since it first broke downwards on July 5th 2022.
The long term trend remains bearish inside a Channel Down, so we will keep selling until it breaks.
Trading Plan:
1. Sell on either the MA50 or MA100 (1d).
Targets:
1. 67.15 (Support 1).
Tips:
1. The RSI (1d) is at a level symmetric to January 13th when again it was approaching the MA100 (1d) for rejection. That created a Neutral Zone inside the 0.5 and 0.1 Fibonacci levels that lasted for 3 months. We see similar lavels now. Use that to your advantage for buying low and selling high in the next weeks for as long as it lasts.
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USOIL is getting cheapWe recently noted that an interesting opportunity to go long oil could be on the horizon soon. Accordingly, we waited patiently for the price to fall below $70 per barrel. Now, with the price trading near $68.80, we are starting to consider the price attractive to go long. However, we think it is proper not to use all the firepower yet as technicals still point to more downside. Therefore, our plan is to start accumulating in very small batches and unload the stash with the price retracing back above $70. With that said, we would like to set a price target for USOIL at $71.
Technical analysis
Daily time frame = Bearish
Weekly time frame = Bearish
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Bullish opportunity for oil might be on the horizon soonFor some time now, we held the view that the price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil would remain volatile, trapped within a wide range between $70 and $82. Then more recently, we stated that the oil price was likely to break below $70 as the U.S. administration sought to unload more crude oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Today, we would like to highlight (again) how the United States has continued to play a carefully calculated game in the oil market for the past two years.
Between 7th January 2022 and 6th January 2023, the U.S. administration drained its crude oil in Strategic Petroleum Reserves (SPR) by approximately 221,8 million barrels (by 37% in the respected period), selling a significant portion of the stockpile at a relatively high price. By doing so, the administration put pressure on rising energy costs, which, combined with other factors, helped drive the price of WTI crude oil from nearly $130 per barrel on 8th March 2022 toward the $70 price tag in the first half of 2023.
With the oil prices being down by approximately 45% from their 2022 highs and SPR being drawn by 39% from 7th January 2022 (up to date), the U.S. government is (unsurprisingly) changing its policy concerning Strategic Petroleum Reserves. Last week, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm notified the public that the Energy Department would begin refilling SPR as soon as next month.
We think this process could make a good case for a temporary rebound in the oil price and thus bring an interesting opportunity to go long (though only for a very limited time) if the price falls below $70 again. Until then, however, we will stay on the sidelines and patiently wait. If the price drops below Support 1 at $69.44, we will reassess the situation and (potentially) start looking for attractive entry-level.
Technical analysis
Daily time frame = Neutral/Slightly bearish
Weekly time frame = Neutral/Slightly bearish
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OIL Further Price accumulation on the way?Fundamental Analysis
Here are the important updates about oil and the market:
The uncertainty surrounding the US debt-ceiling talks is affecting the price of oil. If the US defaults on its debt, it could lead to a global recession.
The US Dollar is gaining value because investors are seeking safety and there are expectations that the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates.
Recent macroeconomic data from the US supports the strength of the US Dollar. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the first quarter was revised up to 1.3% from an initial estimate of 1.1%. The GDP price index was also revised up to 4.2% from 4.0%. Additionally, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditures for the first quarter were revised up to 5.0% from 4.9%.
The US Dollar is further supported by positive labor market data. The number of Initial Jobless Claims for May 19 was lower than expected, indicating a strong job market.
The Energy Information Administration released inventory data on Wednesday, showing a much larger-than-expected decrease of 12.5 million barrels. This suggests that there is robust demand for oil. Analysts had predicted a rise of 775,000 barrels.
The oil price received support from comments made by Saudi Oil Minister, Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman. He warned speculators to be cautious and mentioned that they might face consequences similar to what happened in April. His comments are seen as a warning to those who are betting against the price of oil.
Abdulaziz defended the decision made by OPEC to cut production by 2 million barrels per day at their October 2022 meeting. Since the oil price is currently at similar levels to October, there is a possibility that OPEC may announce another production cut in June.
The Memorial Day weekend in the US, starting on May 27, marks the beginning of the summer driving season. This will increase the demand for oil, which will likely support oil prices.
Technical Analysis
We believe that the price of oil went down earlier this morning (Thursday) because traders were worried about the debt ceiling and wanted to secure their profits from the recent increase in prices. Oil is mainly priced in US Dollars, and since the US Dollar is getting stronger, it is putting pressure on the price of Oil price too.
Right now, price is in a somewhat messy “bullish range” ($70 to $75) potentially making a “five-wave” corrective pattern - so would expect to reverse from $71 / $70 price lower level, to go back up to the $77 price level and potentially reverse down one more time before seeing any true bullish move. Right now, Oil price is not clean, so I would like to wait the end of this price accumulation before looking at any trades.
WTI BEARISH OUTLOOKThe price of WTI fell with 1.15 USD last trading day, due to expectations by investors that Fed will keep increasing the interest rate. US CPI had risen in April and is suggesting that the interest rates will remain high.
Nearly 3M barrels oil inventory growth, weaker imports in April and slow export growth to China are putting additional downward pressure to the price of the crude oil.
Both RSI and MACD indicators are also suggesting continue of the down trend. If this trend continues, the price might test levels of 64 USD.
In the opposite scenario, the price might reach levels of 77 USD.
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CRUDE OIL TO HIT $160?😳 (UPDATE)Both the Dollar & Oil are moving in a negative correlation with each other, which fits with our long term bias for both markets🦾 The Dollar is weakening & pushing institutional investments into commodities such as Oil.
Oil flew up 30% from its low, currently retracing down but still up 18%. Use this chance to DCA average into buy positions if you haven't already. I posted the original analysis back in February, which you can find attached below.
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WTI CRUDE OIL: Any pull back is a bargain to buy.WTI Crude Oil delivered what was expected, it hit our long term TP = 66.00 and is rebounding after a new Lower Low at 63.65 (S1). The 1D RSI is still very low (35.546) while the 4H technicals just got out of their yesterday's remarkably oversold condition (RSI = 36.200, MACD = -1.970, ADX = 63.277). Our short term target is the 0.382 Fibonacci (TP = 71.25) and medium term the 0.618 Fibonacci (TP = 75.50).
We don't rule out one last pull back and if it happens it will be another bargain to buy low, as it was on March 20th. Regardless of that, the 4H MA50 is always a candidate for rebounds and it can match the 71.25 short term target ideally.
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WTI OIL Target hit. Now sell the rebound.WTI Oil (USOIL) hit our 72.50 target we set last week (see chart below) and maintains the tight trade within this short-term Channel Down pattern:
At the moment today's aggressive bearish leg can very well make a Lower Low of the Channel Down at 71.10 and then rebound, with the 4H RSI Rectangle giving a valid level on its bottom to be prepared for. Until the price closes above the 4H MA50 (blue trend-line), we will look to sell again near the top of the Channel Down and target the bottom at 68.10, near the 1W MA200 (yellow trend-line).
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USDCAD short on CAD GDP data?Now that we have had the data from the BoJ, I am focusing on the news that is coming out later today. At 1:30pm my time we receive the Canadian GDP m/m, which is expected to come in at 0.2% and down from the previous reading of 0.5%. So anything stringer and the CAD will strengthen. Then we also have the US Core PCE Price Index m/m which is expected to come in unchanged at 0.3%. The Fed looks at this data to help make decisions on whether to change the policy rate or not.
Oil has some imbalances above that it could go back and retest in the near future.
Higher oil price is always good for the Canadian dollar.
The US dollar index still looks weak in the higher time frames.
With the US dollar strengthening against the yen, this is weakening the yen. Which makes it more expensive for the Japanese to buy oil. This will help push inflationary pressures onto the Japanese economy. There is also a chance then that Japan buys less oil and the price of oil comes lower.
Prepare for Impact: Scorpio Tankers Approaching Free FallScorpio Tankers Inc. (STNG) appears to be headed for a downside based on two significant factors - the impact of the oil market and the approach of Wave 3 in the Elliott Wave Theory. The recent downturn in the oil market has hit the entire industry hard, and Scorpio Tankers is no exception. As a company that operates in the oil tanker shipping industry, the drop in oil prices and demand for oil transportation services will have a significant impact on its revenue and earnings. Additionally, from a technical analysis perspective, Scorpio Tankers is approaching Wave 3 of the Elliott Wave Theory. After touching the 0.786 Fibonacci retracement of Wave 2, the stock saw a sharp decline, indicating that Wave 3 may be on the horizon. Based on this analysis, investors should look for the price of Scorpio Tankers to head towards the range of TASE:47 - TASE:43 in the near future.
CL1! OilOil is looking good to buy after the correction, the triggers for entry are a breakdown of the downtrend, a consolidation breakdown and the high of 78.35, where there were large cluster volumes. The price remains above the breakdown so I opened a long position at 78.7, with an exit under the lower consolidation boundary below 76.7. The first target is 80, then 81.5-82.5-83.4.
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WTI CRUDE OIL: Forming a Head and ShouldersWTI Crude Oil is in the process of forming the Right Shoulder part of the Head and Shoulders pattern on a neutral 4H technical outlook (RSI = 48.188, MACD = 0.000, ADX = 33.202). A long as the price keeps getting rejected on the 4H MA50, the trend remains bearish but it will be confirmed if the price crosses under the HL trendline (sell trigger). If that happens, we will target the middle of the S1 Zone (TP = 73.00), which is where the 4 prior H&S patterns aimed at.
Note that for more than 1 year, the Head and Shoulders pattern has always been the market peak and started strong declines.
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CRUDE OIL (WTI) Pullback From Key Level Explained 🛢
WTI Crude Oil reached a key daily structure resistance.
Testing that, the price formed a double top pattern on 1H time frame.
Its neckline was successfully violated then.
I expect a retracement from the underlined blue area.
Goals: 82.0 / 81.4
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