{"id":263691,"date":"2026-02-22T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=263691"},"modified":"2026-02-21T23:48:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T07:48:36","slug":"crude-oil-bulls-need-strong-follow-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/crude-oil-bulls-need-strong-follow-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil Bulls Need Strong Follow-through"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Crude oil<\/strong> bulls need strong follow-through buying breaking far above the January 29 high to increase the odds of a sustained move. Bears want the September 26 or July 30 highs to act as resistance. Bears need consecutive strong bear bars closing below the 20-week EMA to show they are regaining control.<\/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\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Bulls Need FT, Bears Need Strong Bars, Crude Oil Bulls Need Strong Follow-through\" class=\"wp-image-263851\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Need-Strong-Bars.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 formed a large outside bull bar closing near its high, with a small tail above.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/?p=262619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bulls could generate follow-through buying to retest and break above the January 29 high, or whether the market would stall and form a pullback closing below the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market traded lower early in the week but lacked follow-through selling and reversed to retest the January 29 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Recently, bulls got a retest of the September high in the form of a 6-bar bull microchannel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want buyers below the first pullback from the bull microchannel and the 20-week EMA to hold as support; buyers appeared below the microchannel this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next bull target is the July 30 high; they want a retest of the range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need consecutive strong bull bars breaking far above the January 29 high to increase the odds of a sustained move.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears want the September 26 or July 30 highs to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see a potential large double top bear flag (September 26 and February 20), a wedge pattern (January 14, January 29, and February 20), and a smaller double top (January 29 and February 20).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need consecutive strong bear bars closing below the 20-week EMA to show they are regaining control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crude Oil remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until there is a clear breakout with sustained follow-through, traders will likely continue to Buy Low, Sell High (BLSH), buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market has formed four overlapping candlesticks near the middle of the range, which can act as a magnet and area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will watch whether bulls can generate follow-through buying breaking far above the January 29 high, or whether the market stalls there and forms a pullback toward the 20-week EMA.<\/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\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - Bulls Need FT, Bears Want Wedge &amp; DT BF\" class=\"wp-image-263852\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-BF-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Bulls-Need-FT-Bears-Want-Wedge-DT-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 lower early in the week but lacked follow-through selling. It reversed to retest the January 29 high on Thursday. Friday closed as a bear doji.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"\/?p=262619\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bulls could generate further follow-through buying above the January 29 high, or whether bears could produce consecutive strong bear bars well below the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls see the February 3 and February 17 moves as a double bottom breakout pullback testing the January 14 breakout point.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They wanted a sideways-to-up leg to create a third push up in the wedge pattern, with the first two legs on January 14 and January 29 \u2014 and they got it this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need consecutive strong bull bars trading well above the January 29 high to show control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, bulls want the 20-day EMA to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the current move as a bull leg testing the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the September 26 high to act as resistance, followed by a reversal from a double top bear flag (September 26 and January 29), a large wedge pattern (January 14, January 29, and February 20), and a smaller double top (January 29 and February 20).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need consecutive strong bear bars breaking well below the 20-day EMA to flip the market to Always In Short.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears want the January 29 or July 30 highs to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a large trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until there is a clear breakout with sustained follow-through, traders will likely continue to Buy Low, Sell High (BLSH), buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third of the range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The last 17 candlesticks have overlapped sideways around the middle of the range, which can act as a magnet and area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will watch whether bulls can generate further follow-through buying above the January 29 high. If the market trades lower, they will watch whether the 20-day EMA continues to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether bears can produce consecutive strong bear bars well below the 20-day EMA to flip the market into Always In Short.<\/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<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=\"\/?cat_ID=136\" 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 Crude oil bulls need strong follow-through buying breaking far above the January 29 high to increase the odds of a sustained move. Bears want the September 26 or July 30 highs to act as resistance. 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