{"id":248791,"date":"2025-08-31T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=248791"},"modified":"2025-08-30T22:17:54","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T05:17:54","slug":"crude-oil-trading-in-the-middle-of-trading-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/crude-oil-trading-in-the-middle-of-trading-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil Trading in the Middle of Trading Range"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On the monthly chart, Crude Oil trading in the middle of trading range in an area of balance and a magnet. If the conflict in the Middle East flares up in the weeks ahead, that will cause the market to be volatile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Crude oil futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Monthly<\/em> crude oil chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Monthly - Middle of TR, Bulls Want Retest High, Crude Oil Trading in the Middle of Trading Range\" class=\"wp-image-248989\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Middle-of-TR-Bulls-Want-Retest-High.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The August monthly Crude Oil candlestick was a bear bar closing below the middle of its range with a long tail below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/monthly-crude-oil-bull-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last month<\/a>, we said the middle of the trading range is an area of balance and a magnet. Traders would see if the bulls could create more follow-through buying to retest the June 23 high, or if the market would form a pullback to retest the middle of the trading range (20-month EMA) instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market formed a pullback and closed around the 20-month EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears see the move in June as a bull leg and a buy vacuum test of the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the market to form a lower high (Jul 30), followed by a bear leg to retest the trading range low (Apr 9).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create follow-through selling below the 20-month EMA to show they are back in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls got a bull leg and a buy vacuum testing the top of the trading range in June.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They view August as a pullback and want a retest of the bull leg extreme high (Jun 23), even if it only forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the 20-month EMA to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create strong bull bars trading above the 20-month EMA to increase the odds of a retest of the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will BLSH (Buy Low, Sell High) when in a trading range until a breakout with sustained follow-through buying\/selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That means buying in the lower third or selling in the upper third of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market is currently trading around the middle of the trading range, which is an area of balance and a magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will see if the bears can create a follow-through bear bar trading below the 20-month EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the bulls be able to create more bull bars trading above the 20-month EMA instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals are hallmarks of trading ranges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the conflict in the Middle East flares up in the weeks ahead, that will cause the market to be volatile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Weekly<\/em> crude oil chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Bulls Need FT Buying, Middle of TR\" class=\"wp-image-248992\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-Middle-of-TR.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This week\u2019s candlestick on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/commodities\/crude-oil-streaming-chart\" rel=\"noopener\">weekly Crude Oil chart<\/a> was a bull doji closing around the middle of its range and above the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/crude-oil-bulls-need-follow-through-bull-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would see if the bulls could create follow-through buying above the 20-week EMA, or if the market would stall below the July 30 high, forming a large double top bear flag in the weeks ahead instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market traded slightly higher, but the doji bar indicates limited follow-through buying for now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls view the recent move (Aug 13) as a second leg sideways to down, testing the June 24 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a reversal from a large double bottom bull flag (Jun 24 and Aug 13).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They hope the 20-week EMA and the June 24 low area will act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create consecutive bull bars trading far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line to increase the odds of retesting the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears created a second leg sideways to down retesting the June 24 low following the double top bear flag (Jul 14 and Jul 30), but the follow-through selling has been limited (Aug 13).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They view the current move as a pullback and want it to form a lower high (vs Jul 30) and a larger double top bear flag (Jul 30 and Aug 25).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the 20-week EMA or the bear trend line to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They must create strong bear bars trading far below the 20-week EMA and the June 24 low to increase the odds of testing the trading range low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will BLSH (Buy Low, Sell High) until there is a breakout from either direction of the trading range, accompanied by sustained follow-through buying\/selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That means selling in the upper third and buying in the lower third of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market is currently trading around the middle of the trading range, which is a magnet and an area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will see if the bulls can create more follow-through buying above the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market stall below the July 30 high, forming a large double top bear flag in the weeks ahead instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals are hallmarks of trading ranges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the conflict in the Middle East flares up in the weeks ahead, that will cause the market to be volatile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market analysis reports archive<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can access all weekend reports on the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/blog\/analysis\/\" target=\"_blank\">Market Analysis<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures On the monthly chart, Crude Oil trading in the middle of trading range in an area of balance and a magnet. If the conflict in the Middle East flares up in the weeks ahead, that will cause the market to be volatile. 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