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WTI Price Analysis: Eases from 16-day top above $68.00 but bulls stay hopeful

  • WTI remains pressured around intraday low, keeps upside break of 100-DMA.
  • Upbeat RSI conditions add to the bullish catalysts.
  • 50-DMA, two-month-old resistance line challenge short-term buyers.

WTI takes offers around an intraday low of $68.35, down 0.08% on a day around $68.50 amid Monday’s Asian session.

The black gold earlier rallied to the highest since August 06 before stepping back from $69.50. In doing so, the quote stays below 50-DMA and a descending resistance line from July 07.

However, firmer RSI and the energy benchmark’s daily closing beyond 100-DMA keeps oil buyers hopeful unless witnessing a daily closing below $68.15, comprising the stated key moving average.

Even if the commodity prices drop below $68.15, the $68.00 threshold and double bottoms near $65.00, marked since July 20, will challenge the WTI bears.

Meanwhile, the $70.00 round figure guards the quote’s immediate upside ahead of the 50-DMA and the stated resistance line, respectively around $70.30 and $70.85.

In a case where the WTI bulls keep reins past $70.85, the late July tops near $73.90 and the July 13 peak of $74.95 will entertain them ahead of directing to the last month’s high of $76.40.

WTI: Daily chart

Trend: Further upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price68.51
Today Daily Change-0.06
Today Daily Change %-0.09%
Today daily open68.57
 
Trends
Daily SMA2067.33
Daily SMA5070.4
Daily SMA10068.07
Daily SMA20061.32
 
Levels
Previous Daily High68.91
Previous Daily Low67.39
Previous Weekly High68.91
Previous Weekly Low61.73
Previous Monthly High76.4
Previous Monthly Low64.99
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%68.33
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%67.97
Daily Pivot Point S167.67
Daily Pivot Point S266.77
Daily Pivot Point S366.14
Daily Pivot Point R169.19
Daily Pivot Point R269.81
Daily Pivot Point R370.71

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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