a daily price action early hour update - oilGood morning and i hope you are well.
wti crude oil
bull case: Bulls still have the 80 target in sight and they are buying all pullbacks. The uptrend is weakening but i think then can get there. The 1h 20ema is holding pretty good and we are right at it. So it's a buy. The drawn wedge could get us there but bulls have more trend lines below which can hold. Last time bulls got near 79, bears surprised and trapped many late bulls. I don't expect something different for now.
Invalid below 77.
bear case: Bears look at higher timeframes and it's a big trading range. We are in the upper third and they sell the highs because they made money the last times they did it. Until bulls get consecutive big bull bars above 80, odds favor a continuation of this trading range 70-80. I doubt bears will die defending 78/79 and we will probably at least reach last weeks high 77.29 or 80 before more profit taking by the bulls and shorting by the bears unfold.
short term: up to 79/80 before sideways to down
medium-long term: Sideways until clear break of range between 70-80
WTI
gold mid-term outlook bears will target 1785 usd🔸Hello traders, today let's review 2daily price chart for gold. Heavy rejection
from strong overhead resistance near 2075, sliding S/R contained the bull run
once again.
🔸2015/2020 usd weak horizontal S/R price level, once bears take it out
expecting strong sell side pressure to accelerate, targeting 1950 and 1900 usd.
🔸While the gold price chart looks strong in hindsight, the V-shape recovery
already completed near 2075 usd and therefore and further upside is very
limited, pullback/correction required before we can resume the uptrend.
🔸Recommended strategy position traders: BEARS should wait for weak S/R
breakdown near 2015/2020 usd, and short sell initial target is 1900/1950 usd.
final TP bears is 1785 usd, however keep in mind this is a swing trade setup,
so naturally more time required to hit final TP. good luck!
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WTI CRUDE OIL: Still bullish medium term to 83.50.WTI Crude Oil is on a healthy bullish 1D technical outlook (RSI = 61.125, MACD = 0.800, ADX = 42.762), crossing today over the 1D MA200 for the first time in February. 79.75 (R1) is the first Resistance level but once the 1D MA50 broke (as we stated on our prior idea), the target is at least 83.50 (TP), which is what WTI delivered on the August 10th 2023 and April 12 2023 rallies.
It is interesting to point out how strong of a Support the 1W MA200 has been acting those past few years and was the level that initiated February's (current) rebound.
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WTI Oil H4 | Potential bullish breakoutWTI oil (USOUSD) is rising towards a potential breakout level and momentum could potentially carry price towards our take-profit target.
Entry: 77.234
Why we like it:
There is a potential breakout level
Stop Loss: 75.528
Why we like it:
There is a pullback support that lies underneath the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement level
Take Profit: 78.940
Why we like it:
There is a swing-high resistance level
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Natural Gas - Before Ouching Territory, Let's Rally to $3.8One thing appears to be rather obvious: crude's rally has fizzled out:
Oil - Bulls Will Be Totally Annihilated
And that's bad news for bulls. If crude's rally has fizzled, can natural gas counter rally?
Well, natty hasn't done much all year. One of the reasons is probably that the world, which is controlled by the Communist Party, wants to SaVe ThE WoRlD FrOm CliMatE cHaNge by destroying the plastic industry, which natural gas supplied.
Next, they want to get rid of furnaces, which natural gas supplies, and have everyone live on heat pumps (an air conditioner with a blow side that can get hot instead of just cold), which rely on electricity and not natural gas.
At least electricity generation itself still mostly relies on natural gas, and that's never going to be replaced by solar and wind because the technology doesn't meet the requirements of modern consumption.
At the end of July, I called that Natty would not go up until it goes down more, because it seemed to me at the time that the charts just don't have institutional support to go uppy past $10 this year.
NatGas - No Moon Until Doom
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Right now, if you want to go long on anything, because it doesn't matter if it's DoCToR CoPpEr or equities or gold, you have to be either low risk or hedged, because of the imminent threat of the collapse of the Chinese Communist Party.
Xi Jinping has the game theory problem of being the head of the most wicked and heinous regime in all of human history, the Party that dared to commit organ harvesting and genocide against Falun Dafa's 100 million practitioners.
Although that persecution was launched by former, and now-dead Chairman Jiang Zemin, and although Xi has been killing the Jianglings for years in his Anti-corruption Campaign, the problem is Xi is still the head of the Party, and you always kill a dragon by severing its head.
And its tail was already severed recently when former Premier Li Keqiang was killed by "an heart attack" at the ripe age of 68, which is very young for a Party prince to die.
If Xi dumps the CCP Gorbachev-USSR style in the middle of the night, especially if it happens on a Friday or a Saturday, everything is going to be gap down gap down gap down gap down and never come back because of the time difference between Beijing and Manhattan.
And if Xi really is too stupid to do that much, there's still a raging pandemic besieging Zhongnanhai, and the Emperor's bedroom has never been immune to plague.
So over the last few months, what's happened with natural gas is, it's up apparently a lot. Like, from $2.7 to $3.6 sort of a lot and looked almost rampy on the monthly bars until it corrected this November:
The weekly, though, shows the pain that the rallies keep getting sold off:
And this is because the rallies weren't really rallies. What would happen is one month would settle and the next month's contract, which is trading in contango, would roll in and give the appearance of uppy and smash up levered futures traders.
But the ETFs show that natty has done absolutely nothing all year.
UNG, which is an unlevered fund:
Is down 56% this year, hasn't rallied one bit, and looks poised to break necks around $4, because what doesn't go up is going to go down. It's been flat for too long.
2x leverage BOIL (long) had a 20:1 reverse split 6 months ago, never rallied, and looks pretty puketacular right now:
And 2x leverage KOLD (short):
Has spent 6 months in a 35% range killing options buyers in what looks like a "bear flag" that's just taken way too long to do the thing bear flags are supposed to do.
And so we can only surmise that the once-fabled $1.8 to $1.6 range on Natty is incoming.
Perhaps we'll see this magic before the end of the year.
If you want to short natty, I have some reservations that this $3.6 monthly high is going to remain the monthly high, because it was set on the first day of the month.
And so there is a potential trade opportunity, roughly now, to take out like $3.8 and net a 25% bagger.
Or just wait until $3.7 and go short on a size that you aren't going to get liquidated on until $5 and be willing to put up with $4 for a day or two.
But most importantly, natty couldn't possibly have topped at $10, and simultaneously couldn't possibly have bottomed at $1.9 with the way 2023 is playing out.
The most sadistic MMs on any asset are the Natty overlords and they're about to get started, I believe.
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Crude Oil May Have Found Medium Term Bottom @ 68Crude oil price showing strength!
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Hellena | Oil (4H): Short to support area of 71.21Dear Colleagues, price is in a pretty strong downward movement. I suppose that the price fall will continue and after confirming the fall I will redraw the Elliott waves. So far, I assume that the price will reach the support area of 71.21.
Before this decline, it is possible that the price will update the maximum a little more and reach the resistance area of 75.28. But all my thoughts are only about short positions.
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As I can see USOIL is now trading above the uptrend line and it will be more bullish because of Asian Demand and War in Middle East Technically also it showing us clear view that it is holding above the support level and trading in bullish trend after a small reversal we expecting more buys in USOIL Trade As you can see our pervious entry on USOIL is preforming great job chart is attached in comment and we are loading more bags on this after a little Dip Friends Geopolitical Issue vs Supply & Demand is a clear view for Oil Prices It's just a trade Idea share Ur thoughts with us it help many other traders Stay Tuned for more updates.
a daily price action after hour update - oilGood evening and i hope you are well.
wti crude oil
bull case: Amazing day by the bulls. They broke strongly out of the bear flag and made the market always in long on the daily so i expect follow through to 78 or higher.
bear case: Bears see this as a trading range and they want the market to form a lower high below 78. After such a strong move on the daily, bears expect bulls to take profits and the market probably will go sideways before another leg up or down.
short term: neutral here - valid targets on both sides and today was strong enough for a breather over the next 1-2 days. If bulls manage to keep this running, 80 is highly probable but first they need a higher high above 79.
medium-long term: Sideways until clear break of range between 70-80
trade of the day: long → see chart
WTI stalls around resistanceThe core bias remains for a move up to $77, but as price action during the current rally on the 1-hour chart is choppy and has stalled near resistance, we're looking for a dip lower to around $73.
Also note that the weekly and monthly pivot points are hovering above the 10/20-day EMAs, which adds conviction that an interim top may be about to form.
⚡️Strifor || USDCAD-07/02/2024Preferred direction: SELL
Comment: In addition to the euro and pound , the priority for selling the US dollar also applies to other majors . In this case, we will analyze USDCAD . In the medium and short term, the instrument is looking down quite confidently; we do not rule out a potential small rollback upward, but the main mood is, of course, bearish. In this regard, we highlight two main scenarios. Level 1.34000 acts as a target here for both scenarios. Scenario №1 is more about a short-term login attempt, and scenario №2 is more medium-term. Of course, scenario №2 will be more conservative than scenario №1 . One may also consider two scenarios simultaneously using the method of gradually gaining a position.
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Hellena | Oil (4H): Long to 50% Fibo lvl 74.32. Dear Colleagues. The price has shown strong momentum. In the coming week I assume that the price will start an upward movement, as a result of which I expect the price in the area of 50% Fibonacci level 74.32.
Last week's strong movement makes us re-draw the waves, but for this the price should make a correction to our target.
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USOIL daily best level to buy/hold 24% upside🔸Today let's review the daily chart for crude oil . Recently price action contained
within well-defined range trading zone. therefore it's recommended to focus on
buying low near range lows.
🔸Strong horizontal support at 67 usd is a great entry point for a swing trade setup
for the bulls, short-term expecting more losses, however downside will be capped
by the strong S/R zone. Bulls should focus on buying low later, once the pullback
is complete near 67 usd.
🔸Overhead resistance set at 81/82 usd, defined by strong horizontal S/R zone
previously confirmed with numerous backtests. Therefore, recommended strategy
for the bulls: buy low near 67 USD TP 1 is 75 USD TP2 is 80 USD final TP/exit at
82 usd, this is +23% gains (unleveraged). obviously, buy/hold swing trade setup,
patience is required and will take more time to hit tp. good luck, traders!
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Hopes for higher oil price are getting shatteredThe hopes for higher oil prices were shattered last week with the announcement of a potential Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal, which led to a quick selloff in the oil market. Following the invalidation of a bullish breakout above $76.14, the price of oil kept sliding lower, finally hitting a low of $71.43 yesterday. Currently, the WTI crude oil trades close to $72.80 per barrel, and we pay attention to RSI, MACD, and Stochastic on the daily chart. All of these indicators began to reverse to the downside after the news hit the market, with RSI and Stochastic building bearish structures and MACD attempting to retrace back below the midpoint. If the MACD succeeds, it will bolster a bearish case in the short term. The same will apply to RSI and Stochastic continuing to develop bearish structures. However, as the ADX remains relatively low on the daily time frame, it is suggestive that there is a lack of any trend whatsoever. With this assessment, it is likely that WTI oil will continue to trade within the range between $68 and $75 in the foreseeable future.
Illustration 1.01
The image above portrays the daily chart of the USOIL’s MACD. A breakout below the midpoint will bolster a bearish case in the short term and elevate the odds of a breakdown below $70 per barrel.
Technical analysis
Daily time frame = Bearish
Weekly time frame = Slightly bearish
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WTI H4 | Overhead pressures remainWTI oil (USOIL) is rising towards a pullback resistance and could potentially reverse off this level to drop lower.
Sell entry is at 72.976 which is a pullback resistance.
Stop loss is at 74.650 which is a level that aligns the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level and sits above a pullback resistance.
Take profit is at 70.729 which is a swing-low support.
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MCL: Where is oil price heading amid geopolitical tensions?NYMEX: Micro Crude Oil ( NYMEX:MCL1! )
The price of a commodity is determined by its supply and demand. But in the case of crude oil, which is the lifeblood of the global economy, geopolitical risk carries a bigger impact.
Examples in present time: In February 2022, the Russia-Ukraine conflict sent crude oil up 72% to $124 a barrel. In October 2023, the Israel-Hamas conflict saw WTI price 40% higher to $94.
The rapid price rise following conflict eruption is called an “Event Shock”. Investors price crude oil in the worst-case scenario. Would it be the start of WW3, for the former event, and would the Gulf region oil production get cut off, for the latter event?
Typically, the fear for the worst is overblown. As the conflict progresses, oil prices tend to fall back down if that did not materialize. After the Western nations imposed embargo on Russian oil in 2022, Russia found new customers in India and China. We know that crude oil is a fungible commodity. The more the two countries buy from Russia, the less they will buy from the rest of the world. This helps keep the global oil supply in balance. Without a shortage, oil prices fell.
The Israel-Hamas conflict started in October 2023 so far has not dragged major oil producing nations into war. Even the Houthis Militia has been attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea, they would not strike oil tankers from the Arab nations. Therefore, neither oil production nor its transportation was interrupted, and oil prices fell as a result.
The previous Sunday, three US soldiers were killed, and more than 40 personnel injured in a drone attack at a US base in Jordan. The US vowed to retaliate. Last Friday, it has launched strikes on 85 targets in Syria and Iraq, in response to the drone attack. On Saturday, the US conducted air strikes to 30 targets in Yemen, the homebase of Houthis.
With the US now engaging in military actions to militia backed by Iran, the Mideast conflict could be escalated to a whole new level.
In addition to geopolitical risk, there are other tailwinds to support stronger oil prices: The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) cut oil production last month as the group and its allies began a new effort to prevent a global surplus and shore up prices.
Output from the OPEC fell by 490,000 barrels a day (bpd) last month to 26.7 million bpd, according to a Bloomberg survey. About half the reduction came from Iraq and Kuwait. Led by Saudi Arabia, OPEC and its allies pledged to make additional production curbs this quarter, on top of reductions made last year.
In the meantime, oil traders will see headwind ahead: Data on Friday showed that U.S. employers added far more jobs in January than expected, reducing the chances of near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts. High interest rates tend to dampen economic growth and reduce oil demand as well.
Oil prices fell by about 2% on Friday and posted weekly losses after U.S. jobs data release. WTI crude futures settled at $72.28 a barrel, falling $1.54, or 2%. The global crude oil benchmark lost roughly 7% on the week.
Trading with NYMEX Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures
At about $72 a barrel, crude oil price is now below the price level before the Israel-Hamas conflict. It is also lower than oil prices before the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Is there a good reason why the price of the most strategically important commodity goes lower amid intensifying geopolitical tensions?
You may point out that oil demand may be dampened by the weak Chinese growth, but I would argue that the robust US economy would offset that.
Institution traders share my view. Money managers raised their combined futures and options oil position in NYMEX WTI and ICE Brent by 18,082 contracts to 117,226 in the week of January 30th, according to the Commitment of Trader (COT) report published by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
To express a view of rising crude oil price, we could consider a long position in NYMEX Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures ( CSE:MCL ). The March contract (MCLH4) was settled at $72.42 last Friday. It declined further to $71.75 at the time of this writing. Each contract has a notional value of 100 barrels, or $7,175 at the current market price. CME Group requires an initial margin of $660 per contract.
Hypothetically, if the US strikes induce Iran retaliation and escalate the Mideast conflict, WTI futures could possibly go up above $90 a barrel. In this case, the $18 price increase (=90-72) would translate into $1,800 for a long futures position in NYMEX Micro WTI Crude Oil Futures (=18x100).
In my view, while the Fed may not cut interest rates immediately, it is still expected to lower rates at least 1 or 2 times, maybe at later meetings in 2024. Lower interest rates are also positive for oil prices.
However, if crude oil price continues to go down instead, each dollar of decline would result in a loss of $100 per contract.
Here are some extended readings on my previous trade ideas on crude oil:
October 9, 2023: Would the Middle East conflict push gold and oil prices higher?
October 16, 2023: MCO: Options Strategy to Capture Crude Oil Volatility
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WTI Oil H4 | Heading into resistanceWTI oil (USOUSD) is rising towards a pullback resistance and could potentially reverse off this level to drop towards our take-profit target.
Entry: 72.853
Why we like it:
There is a pullback resistance level
Stop Loss: 74.718
Why we like it:
There is a pullback resistance that aligns close to the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level
Take Profit: 70.451
Why we like it:
There is a multi-swing low support level
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USDCAD an updatehello guys...
it was the last analysis of the usdcad:
"look at the bottom of the chart, as you can see the last lower low touched the flip area and was rejected from there! so we can count on another upward movement!
on the other side, in a higher time frame, we can watch the price make a Quasimodo pattern and now it touches it with a pin bar candle so we can observe another rejection here!
we can get a long position here and close half of our position in the blue areas!"
as you can see the first target touched and the price did a correction! now I think this correction is over and it's time for the price to touch the next target!
let's review usoil too:
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