{"id":265729,"date":"2026-03-22T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=265729"},"modified":"2026-03-22T01:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T08:50:00","slug":"1-bar-crude-oil-trading-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/es\/analysis\/1-bar-crude-oil-trading-range\/","title":{"rendered":"1-Bar Crude Oil Trading Range"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The market is trading sideways around the middle of the 1-Bar <strong>Crude oil<\/strong> trading range. Bulls hope for at least a small sideways to up leg retesting the March 9 high, even if it forms a lower high. Bears need strong bear bars closing near their lows to show 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\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-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\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Middle of 1-Bar Trading Range, 1-Bar Crude Oil Trading Range\" class=\"wp-image-265852\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Middle-of-1-Bar-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 is an inside bear doji closing in its upper half, with a long tail below.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/big-crude-oil-doji-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bulls could retest the March 9 high, even if it forms a lower high, or if the market would pull back to the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So far, the market is trading sideways around the middle of the large 1-bar trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls got a strong spike up (March 9), but the long upper tail shows rejection of higher prices.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls hope for at least a small sideways to up leg retesting the March 9 high, even if it forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need consecutive strong bull bars to show control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the recent move as a parabolic buy climax.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as a retest of the prior high and want a lower high relative to March 9 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need strong bear bars closing near their lows to show control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Crude oil formed a parabolic buy vacuum overshooting the 2022 high, followed by a deep pullback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Last week\u2019s candlestick was a large doji with very long tails, closing near its midpoint, creating a 1-bar trading range with strong two-sided trading.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders may 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 middle of the large 1-bar trading range can act as an area of balance and a magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will watch whether bulls can create a retest of the March 9 high, even if it only forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether the market continues to trade sideways, forming a lower high followed by a deeper pullback to the 20-week EMA in the weeks ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any escalation or de-escalation in the Middle East could accelerate or reverse the current move.<\/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\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-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\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - Middle of 1-Bar Trading Range\" class=\"wp-image-265853\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-Trading-Range-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Middle-of-1-Bar-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 sideways this week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/big-crude-oil-doji-bar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bulls could generate follow-through buying to retest the March 9 high and break above it, or if the market would stall below that level and reverse with profit-taking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want a retest of the March 9 high, even if it forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see this week as forming a double bottom bull flag (March 16 and March 18).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need consecutive strong bull bars breaking above the bull flag to increase the odds of another leg up.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, they want the 20-day EMA to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the recent move as a parabolic buy climax followed by a deep pullback.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the current move as a second leg sideways to up and want it to form a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need consecutive bear bars closing near their lows and breaking clearly below the 20-day EMA to show control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The March 9 bar is a large doji, creating a 1-bar trading range where traders may Buy Low, Sell High (BLSH), buying near the lower third and selling near the upper third.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The middle of the 1-bar trading range can be an area of balance and a magnet.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market could still be in the sideways to up phase.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears have not yet created any credible selling pressure \u2014 no consecutive bear bars closing near their lows.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Traders will watch whether bulls can generate follow-through buying to retest and break above the March 9 high, or if the market stalls below it and reverses with profit-taking in the weeks ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Any escalation or de-escalation in the Middle East could accelerate or reverse the current move.<\/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 market is trading sideways around the middle of the 1-Bar Crude oil trading range. Bulls hope for at least a small sideways to up leg retesting the March 9 high, even if it forms a lower high. Bears need strong bear bars closing near their lows to show control. 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