{"id":253310,"date":"2025-10-26T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=253310"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:27:32","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T08:27:32","slug":"crude-oil-reversed-to-the-middle-of-trading-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/crude-oil-reversed-to-the-middle-of-trading-range\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil Reversed to the Middle of Trading Range"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crude oil<\/strong> reversed to the middle of trading range this week. The bears want a reversal from a large wedge bear flag (Jul 30, Sep 26, and Oct 24). The bulls need to create strong consecutive bull bars trading far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to increase the odds of testing the trading range high.<\/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\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - PB to Middle of Trading Range, Crude Oil Reversed to the Middle of Trading Range\" class=\"wp-image-253467\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range.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 Crude Oil weekly chart was an outside bull bar, closing in its upper half with a small tail on top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/bears-want-a-strong-crude-oil-bear-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether the bears could create sustained follow-through selling in the weeks ahead, or if the market would find buyers near the lower third of the trading range instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This week, the market traded slightly lower but found buyers in the lower third of the range, leading to a reversal back toward the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls view the recent selloff as a large two-legged bear leg (first leg: Jun 23\u2013Aug 13).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the lower third of the large trading range to act as support, which has been the case so far.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create strong consecutive bull bars trading far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to increase the odds of testing the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recently, the bears created another leg down from a large double top bear flag (Jul 30 and Sep 26), though the selloff fell short of the measured move target (based on the height of the prior trading range).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as a pullback and want the 20-week EMA and bear trendline to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a reversal from a large wedge bear flag (Jul 30, Sep 26, and Oct 24).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They hope to get at least a small sideways-to-down leg to retest the October 20 low, even if it only forms a higher low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades higher, they want the September 26 high to serve as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crude Oil remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders may continue to BLSH (Buy Low, Sell High) within the range \u2014 buying in the lower third and selling in the upper third \u2014 until there is a decisive breakout with sustained follow-through in either direction.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Currently, the market is trading around the middle of the range, an area of balance and a magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will monitor whether the bulls can create more follow-through buying above the 20-week EMA and the bear trend line.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or if the market will stall around the 20-day EMA and form a small retest of the October 20 low instead?<\/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\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - PB to Middle of Trading Range\" class=\"wp-image-253468\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Crude-Oil-Daily-PB-to-Middle-of-Trading-Range.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 slightly lower on Monday, but there was no follow-through selling. It then traded higher on Wednesday, followed by a strong gap up on Thursday. Friday traded slightly higher but reversed to close as a bear doji with a long tail on top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/bears-want-a-strong-crude-oil-bear-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would see if the bears could create sustained follow-through selling to reach the measured move target around $55, or if the market would find buyers around the lower third of the trading range instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market found buyers in the lower third of the range and reversed sharply back to the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls see the recent selloff (Oct 20) as the third leg down, forming a large wedge pattern.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the lower third of the large trading range to continue acting as support, which so far has been the case.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They created a reversal from both a large wedge bull flag (Jun 24, Aug 13, and Oct 20) and a smaller wedge bull flag (Oct 2, Oct 10, and Oct 20).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls now want a strong bull leg to retest the top of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create strong consecutive bull bars trading above the 20-day EMA and the bear trendline to show they are regaining control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If there is a pullback, they want it to form a higher low (relative to Oct 20), followed by a second leg sideways to up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears got another leg down from a large double top bear flag (Jul 30 and Sep 26).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market came close to the measured move target (around $55) but fell short.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move up as a pullback and want a reversal from a large wedge bear flag (Jul 30, Sep 26, and Oct 24).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a retest of the recent low (Oct 20), even if it only forms a higher low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the bear trendline to act as resistance and for the market to reverse below the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades higher, they want the September 26 high to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will continue to BLSH (Buy Low, Sell High) until there is a clear breakout in either direction, with sustained follow-through buying or selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>That means buying in the lower third and selling in the upper third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market is currently trading around the middle of the large range \u2014 an area of balance and a magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will see if the bulls can create sustained follow-through buying above the 20-day EMA and break above the bear trendline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market stall, followed by a sideways-to-down leg to retest the recent low (Oct 20) instead?<\/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 Crude oil reversed to the middle of trading range this week. The bears want a reversal from a large wedge bear flag (Jul 30, Sep 26, and Oct 24). 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