Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart is in a Crude Oil weak bull channel. The bulls need to create a strong breakout trading far above the January high to increase the odds of a retest of the trading range high. The bears see the recent sideways to up pullback as forming a wedge […]
No Follow-through Selling in Crude Oil
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures There was no follow-through selling in Crude Oil on the weekly chart, forming an outside bull bar closing near its high. If the bulls can create more follow-through buying, it can swing the odds in favor of the bull leg beginning. The bears see the recent sideways to up pullback […]
Crude Oil ioi Pattern
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart formed a Crude Oil ioi pattern (inside-outside-inside), a breakout mode pattern. The bears want a breakout from the ioi pattern and a wedge bear flag with a strong close below the 20-week EMA. If the market trades lower, the bulls want a reversal from a higher low […]
Crude Oil Wedge
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The monthly chart is forming a Crude Oil wedge bear flag. The bulls will need to create a follow-through bull bar closing above the 20-month EMA to increase the odds of the bull leg beginning. The bears want a retest of the December low from a wedge bear flag (Dec […]
Crude Oil Wedge Bear Flag
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart formed a Crude Oil wedge bear flag on the weekly chart. The bears will need to create sustained follow-through selling closing below the 20-week EMA to increase the odds of another leg lower. If the market trades lower, the bulls want a reversal from a wedge bull […]
Crude Oil Pullback Phase
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart is in the Crude Oil pullback phase which has lasted 10 weeks so far. The bulls need to create sustained follow-through buying above the 20-day EMA and the bear trend line to increase the odds of the bull leg beginning. The bears see the recent sideways to […]
Crude Oil Overlapping Candlesticks
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures Traders see Crude Oil Overlapping Candlesticks on the weekly chart which means the market is forming a tight trading range. The bulls will need to create sustained follow-through buying above the 20-day EMA and the bear trend line to increase the odds of the bull leg beginning. If the market […]
Crude Oil Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The monthly chart is forming a Crude Oil trading range. The bulls want a reversal from a higher low major trend reversal and a double bottom bull flag (May 4 and Dec 13). The bears see January simply as a pullback and want a second leg sideways to down. They […]
Crude Oil Strong Bull Bar
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart formed a Crude Oil strong bull bar closing above the 20-week EMA. The bulls need to get a follow-through bull bar to increase the odds of the bull leg beginning. The bears see the current move simply as a two-legged pullback and want the 20-week EMA and […]
Crude Oil Sideways Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The weekly chart formed a Crude Oil sideways trading range with overlapping bars. The bulls will need to create follow-through buying trading above the 20-week EMA to increase the odds of the bull leg beginning. The bears want another leg down to retest the prior leg low (Dec 13) and […]