USOil, H1 and Daily
USOil prices are up by 0.1% at $66.70, with oil markets finding a toehold after yesterday’s near 5% rout, which left a 2-month low at $65.75. The low was seen after Saudi Arabia, feeling the wrath of the global community over the Khashoggi case, pledged to keep open its crude supply spigot to head off the impact of US sanctions on Iran. WTI benchmark prices are now showing a 8% month-on-month decline, but are still up by just over 10% on the year-to-date.
In the 4-hour chart, the asset seems to look for a correction of yesterday’s decline, as it rebounded by nearly $1. However this correction to the upside seems to be limited, as the pair remains well below the 20- and 50-period EMAs, while if we zoom in to the 1-hour chart, we could notice that the pair has already hit the upper Bollinger bands pattern, suggesting that might be pulled back towards Bollinger’s mid line. Momentum indicators on the other hand, suggest that the negative momentum holds strongly. RSI is sloping positively but remains closed to the oversold barrier, whilst MACD confirmed a bearish cross with its trigger line. Hence in the short term, only a break above the $67.70 area could imply to a near-term bullish bias. Immediate Support holds at $66.00.
In the medium-term, USoil is likely to continue being traded with lack of upside strength. The negative picture comes initially, as it is traded below 50- and 200-day SMA, with the lower Daily Bollinger Bands extending further to the downside, since last Wednesday. A closing today, below $67.00 could shift the commodity further to the downside, hitting $65.20 or further down to August low at $64.50.
The US government’s inventory report is due later in the day and it is likely to have an impact on asset price along with BoC statement and press conference.
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Andria Pichidi
Market Analyst
HotForex
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