{"id":245502,"date":"2025-07-27T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=245502"},"modified":"2025-07-27T01:17:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:17:44","slug":"weekly-crude-oil-bears-need-follow-through","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/analysis\/weekly-crude-oil-bears-need-follow-through\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Crude Oil Bears Need Follow-through"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The weekly Crude Oil bears need follow-through selling trading below the 20-week EMA to increase the odds of testing near the bottom of the trading range. The bulls want the 20-week EMA to act as support, followed by a retest of the June 23 high, even if it only forms a 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\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Bear Flag, Bears Need FT, Trading Range, Weekly Crude Oil Bears Need Follow-through\" class=\"wp-image-245718\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-Trading-Range-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bear-Flag-Bears-Need-FT-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\u00a0week\u2019s candlestick on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.investing.com\/commodities\/crude-oil-streaming-chart\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">weekly Crude Oil chart<\/a> was an inside bear bar closing near its low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/crude-oil-bear-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would see if the bulls could create more follow-through buying to retest near the June 23 high, or if the bears would be able to develop bear bars trading below the 20-week EMA in the weeks ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So far, the market continues to trade sideways around the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previously, the bulls got a bull leg and a buy vacuum to retest the top of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market then formed a deep pullback to the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the 20-week EMA to act as support, followed by a retest of the June 23 high, even if it only forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, they want the June 24 low to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bulls must create strong bull bars to show they are back in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears see the rally (Jun 23) as a bull leg and a buy vacuum within the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the bear leg to retest the bottom of the trading range (Apr 9).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the recent sideways trading range forming a wedge bear flag (Jul 2, Jul 8, and Jul 14) and want another strong leg down.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>At the least, they want a second leg sideways to down to retest the June 24 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They must create strong bear bars below the 20-week EMA to increase the odds of the bear leg 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 with 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>For now, traders will see if the bears can create follow-through selling trading below the 20-week EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market continue to trade sideways 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\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"680\" height=\"383\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Daily - Wedge Bear Flag, LH, Bears Need FT\" class=\"wp-image-245715\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Crude-Oil-Daily-Wedge-Bear-Flag-LH-Bears-Need-FT.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 for the week. Friday traded slightly higher but reversed into an outside bear bar, closing below the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/crude-oil-bear-flag\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would see if the bulls could create more follow-through buying, or if the move would continue to be sideways with overlapping ranges.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>So far, the market continues to trade sideways around the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Previously, the bulls got a bull leg and a buy vacuum testing the top of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the big spike down (Jun 24) as a deep pullback testing the middle of the trading range and the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the 20-day EMA to act as support.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want a retest of the recent leg extreme high (Jun 23), even if it only forms a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need to create strong consecutive bull bars breaking above the July 14 high to show they are back in control.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The bears view the move up (Jun 23) as a buy vacuum and bull leg within the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They got a retest of the middle of the trading range, but the follow-through selling has been limited.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They see the recent sideways trading range forming a wedge bear flag (Jul 2, Jul 8, and Jul 14) and lower highs (Jul 18 and Jul 25).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They must create follow-through selling below the 20-day EMA to increase the odds of the bear leg testing the bottom of the trading range.<\/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\u00a0sustained 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 follow-through selling far below the 20-day EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or will the market continue to hold above the 20-day EMA, followed by strong bull bars breaking above the July 14 high 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 trading below the 20-week EMA to increase the odds of testing near the bottom of the trading range. 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