{"id":256842,"date":"2025-12-07T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=256842"},"modified":"2025-12-07T00:41:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:41:02","slug":"weekly-crude-oil-bulls-need-strong-follow-through-buying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/weekly-crude-oil-bulls-need-strong-follow-through-buying\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Crude Oil Bulls Need Strong Follow-through Buying"},"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> bulls need strong follow-through buying closing far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to show they are taking control. If the market trades higher, bears want the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to hold as resistance, forming another major lower 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\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-680x383.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Bears Want LH, Bulls Need FT Buying, Weekly Crude Oil Bulls Need Strong Follow-through Buying\" class=\"wp-image-257020\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-LH-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying.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 Crude Oil candlestick was a bull bar closing in its upper half, with a prominent tail below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/inside-bear-bar-on-crude-oil-monthly-chart\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bears could generate more follow-through selling to retest the October low, or whether bulls could form a strong bull entry bar testing the 20-week EMA instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls managed to produce a decent bull entry bar testing near the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls view the October 20 selloff as a large two-legged bear leg within a trading range, followed by a higher low major trend reversal (Nov 25).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need consecutive strong bull bars closing far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to show they are taking control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears got a second leg sideways to down (Nov 25) retesting the October 20 low from a large wedge bear flag (Jul 30, Sep 26, Oct 24).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The move, while persistent, had overlapping ranges \u2014 a sign that bears are still not strong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades higher, bears want the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to hold as resistance, forming another major lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crude Oil remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will likely continue to Buy Low, Sell High \u2014 buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third \u2014 until a clear breakout with sustained follow-through develops.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The retest of the October low (Nov 25), despite its persistence, showed overlapping bars, reinforcing that bears are not yet decisively in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buyers may appear around the lower third of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will watch whether bulls can generate additional follow-through buying that closes above the 20-week EMA and tests the Oct 24 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether the market stalls around the 20-week EMA with sellers appearing above the 6-bar bear microchannel instead?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals remain hallmarks of a trading range environment.<\/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\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - Bulls Need FT, Bears Want Lower High\" class=\"wp-image-257021\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-High-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Lower-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 market traded slightly lower early in the week, then moved sideways to up from mid-week onward, closing above the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/crude-oil-retest-of-the-october-low\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Previously<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bears could generate more follow-through selling and break below the October low, or whether the market would stall and retest the October 24 high instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls see the recent pullback as forming a large High 4 bull flag and want a higher low relative to the October 20 low \u2014 which has formed so far.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a strong leg up breaking far above the 20-day EMA and the bear trendline.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need consecutive strong bull bars trading well above the October 24 high to show they are regaining control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears got a retest of the October low that formed a higher low (Nov 25).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as a small two-legged pullback (Dec 1 and Dec 5) and want it to form a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears must produce consecutive strong bear bars breaking far below the 20-day EMA to increase the odds of another strong leg down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will continue to Buy Low, Sell High until a clear breakout with sustained follow-through appears \u2014 buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The retest of the October low (Nov 25) had overlapping ranges, showing bears are not yet decisively strong.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Buyers may appear near the lower third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will watch whether bulls can generate more follow-through buying, breaking far above the 20-day EMA and the bear trendline to test the October 24 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether the market forms another lower high and evolves into a larger wedge bear flag (first two legs: Jul 30 and Sep 26) instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals continue to define a trading-range environment.<\/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 bulls need strong follow-through buying closing far above the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to show they are taking control. If the market trades higher, bears want the 20-week EMA and the bear trendline to hold as resistance, forming another major lower high. 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