{"id":250280,"date":"2025-09-14T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=250280"},"modified":"2025-09-14T01:08:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T08:08:53","slug":"weekly-crude-oil-bears-need-follow-through-selling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/weekly-crude-oil-bears-need-follow-through-selling\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Crude Oil Bears Need Follow-through Selling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekly <strong>Crude oil<\/strong> bears need follow-through selling below the August 13 low. They see this week as a pullback and want the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line to act as resistance. The bulls hope the 20-week EMA or the August 13 low area will act as support.<\/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>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\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-680x383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - DT Bear Flag, No FT Selling Yet, Weekly Crude Oil Bears Need Follow-through Selling\" class=\"wp-image-250412\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-DT-Bear-Flag-No-FT-Selling-Yet.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 an inside bull doji closing in its lower half with a long tail above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/weekly-crude-oil-large-double-top-bear-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said the market could still trade at least a little lower. Traders would see if the bears could create a strong follow-through bear bar below the 20-week EMA, or if the market would trade lower, but stall around the August 13 low area instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There was no follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls view the recent move (Sep 2) as the third leg sideways to down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They hope the 20-week EMA or the August 13 low area will act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, they want the lower third of the trading range to be areas of 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 show they are back in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears view the recent move (Sep 2) as a pullback and got a larger double top bear flag (Jul 30 and Sep 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want another strong leg down to test the bottom of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see this week as a pullback and want the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They must create strong follow-through selling, trading far below the 20-week EMA and the August 13 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>The market has been trading sideways around the 20-week EMA in the last 5 weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will see if the bears can create more follow-through selling below the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market stall around the August 13 low area, followed by a reversal above the 20-week EMA instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals are hallmarks of trading ranges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The <em>Daily<\/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\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - Bears Need FT Selling, Bulls Want Wedge BF\" class=\"wp-image-250413\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bears-Need-FT-Selling-Bulls-Want-Wedge-BF.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 market traded sideways to up in the first half of the week, testing the 20-day EMA. Friday traded lower but closed as an outside bull doji with a long tail above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/weekly-crude-oil-large-double-top-bear-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would observe if the bears could create more follow-through selling, or if the market would trade slightly lower but stall around the August 13 low area instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So far, there is no follow-through selling below the August 13 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls see the current move as the third leg down, forming the wedge pattern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the August 13 low to be an area of support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a reversal from a large wedge bull flag (Jun 24, Aug 13, and Sep 5) and a double bottom bull flag (Aug 13 and Sep 5) to retest the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, they want the lower third of the trading range to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create strong consecutive bull bars trading far above the 20-day EMA and the bear trend line to show they are back in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears see the recent move (Sep 2) as a pullback forming a larger double top bear flag (Jul 30 and Sep 2).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want another strong leg down to test the bottom of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the 20-day EMA or the bear trend line to act as resistance. This appears to be the case for now.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They must create a strong breakout below the August 13 low with sustained follow-through selling to increase the odds of testing the trading range low (Apr 9).<\/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 with sustained follow-through buying\/selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That means buying in the lower third and 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 a magnet and an area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will see if the bears can create more follow-through selling trading below the August 13 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market stall around the August 13 low area, followed by a reversal above the 20-day EMA instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals are hallmarks of trading ranges.<\/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 The weekly Crude oil bears need follow-through selling below the August 13 low. They see this week as a pullback and want the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line to act as resistance. The bulls hope the 20-week EMA or the August 13 low area will act as support. 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