Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures formed a 7-week tight trading range. The bulls did not get sustained follow-through buying this week and the weekly candlestick reversed into a bear bar. The bears will need to create follow-through selling next week to increase the odds of retesting the May 4 low. Crude […]
Crude Oil HL MTR (Higher Low Major Trend Reversal)
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures formed a HL MTR (Higher Low Major Trend Reversal) pattern on the weekly chart. The market traded lower but the bears failed to get follow-through selling. Poor follow-through and reversals are common within a trading range. The bulls need to create a follow-through bull bar next […]
Crude Oil Tight Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures formed a tight trading range in the last 5 weeks. The bears want a retest of the May 4 low. They will need to create a follow-through bear bar next week. The bulls want a reversal from a higher low major trend reversal. Poor follow-through and reversals are […]
Crude Oil Weak Second Leg Retest of May Low
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures formed a weak second leg retest of May low on the weekly chart. The market traded lower but reversed higher to close above the middle of the weekly candlestick with a long tail below. The bears hope to get follow-through selling next week and a retest of the […]
Crude Oil Sideways Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures Crude Oil sideways trading range formed in the last 3 weeks. The bulls want a reversal from a double bottom (Mar 20 and May 4) and a higher low major trend reversal (May 15). The bears want another leg down testing the May 4 low. The market is in a 27-week […]
Crude Oil 6-bar Bear Micro Channel
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures is still in the bear leg forming a 6-bar bear micro channel on the weekly chart. The bears hope that this week was simply a pullback and want a retest of the May 4 low. The bulls will need to create a follow-through bull bar to […]
Crude Oil Bear Leg within Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures formed a crude oil bear leg testing the March low. The bulls hope that the move is simply a sell vacuum and wants a reversal higher from a double bottom and a lower low major trend reversal. The bears want a strong breakout below the March […]
Crude Oil Failed Bear BO, Possible Small Second Leg Down
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude Oil futures moved lower last week, but it was a failed Bear BO (breakout). Price rebounded strongly and finished with consecutive bull bars by Friday on the daily chart and a bad bear close on the weekly. After breaking a trend line, the bulls are setting up a […]
Crude Oil 6-Month Trading Range
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures The Crude oil futures continue to trade sideways forming a 6-month trading range. The bulls want a retest and breakout above April 12 high. If the market trades lower, the bulls want a reversal up from a higher low major trend reversal. The bears want a follow-through bear bar in […]
Crude Oil Minor Pullback
Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures Crude oil minor pullback formed on the weekly chart, partially closing the gap. The bulls expect at least a small second leg sideways to up after the current pullback. The bears need to create follow-through selling to increase the odds of the start of the bear leg within the trading […]
