{"id":261333,"date":"2026-02-01T01:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T09:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/?p=261333"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:06:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:06:49","slug":"crude-oil-higher-low-major-trend-reversal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/pt-br\/analysis\/crude-oil-higher-low-major-trend-reversal\/","title":{"rendered":"Crude Oil Higher Low Major Trend Reversal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Overview: Crude Oil Futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The market formed a <strong>Crude oil<\/strong> higher low major trend reversal (December 16) relative to the April 9 low. Bulls need additional follow-through buying to increase the odds of a sustained move. Bears want the market to reverse from a double top bear flag (September 26 and January 29).<\/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>Monthly<\/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-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar.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-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Monthly - Bulls Need Follow-through Bull Bar, Crude Oil Higher Low Major Trend Reversal\" class=\"wp-image-261532\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Monthly-Bulls-Need-Follow-through-Bull-Bar.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 January monthly Crude Oil candlestick was a large bull bar closing near its high and above the 20-month EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/monthly-crude-oil-bear-leg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last month<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bears could create more follow-through selling below the December low or whether bulls could break above the 7-bar bear microchannel and retest the 20-month EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The candlestick closed above the closes of the prior four bars and above the highs of the prior three bars, indicating strong buying pressure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the move as a buy vacuum retesting the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the September or July highs, or the bear trend line, to act as resistance and for the rally to form a lower high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears hope the move will have weak follow-through buying and reverse back below the 20-month EMA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls got a reversal from a wedge bull flag (August 13, October 20, and December 16) and a higher low major trend reversal relative to the April 9 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls need a strong follow-through bull bar to increase the odds of a strong bull leg testing the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next targets for bulls are the July 30 and June 23 highs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The market remains in a trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Until there is a clear breakout with sustained follow-through, traders will 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 trading range, around the $62\u2013$63 area, can act as a magnet and area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will watch whether bulls can create a follow-through bull bar. If they do, especially if it is strong, it would increase the odds of a retest of the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether the market trades slightly higher but stalls around the September or July highs area, closing with a long tail or bear body instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Poor follow-through and frequent reversals remain hallmarks of trading ranges.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying.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-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-680x383.jpg\" alt=\"Crude Oil Weekly - Bears Want DT BF, Bulls Need FT Buying\" class=\"wp-image-261533\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-680x383.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-DT-BF-Bulls-Need-FT-Buying-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Crude-Oil-Weekly-Bears-Want-DT-BF-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 large bull bar closing in the upper half of its range with a prominent upper tail, testing the September 26 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/analysis\/crude-oil-bulls-need-strong-consecutive-bull-bars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Last week<\/a>, we said traders would watch whether bulls could produce consecutive strong bull bars breaking above the October high or whether the market would stall near that level, followed by a pullback below the 20-week EMA in the weeks ahead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls got a reversal from a large wedge bull flag (August 13, October 20, and December 16) and a major higher low trend reversal relative to the April 9 low.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bulls want a strong bull leg to retest the trading range high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The next target for bulls is the July 30 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They need additional follow-through buying to increase the odds of a sustained move.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades lower, bulls hope for at least a small sideways-to-up leg to retest the current leg high (January 29).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears see the current move as a buy vacuum test of the September 26 high and the middle of the trading range.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They want the market to reverse from a double top bear flag (September 26 and January 29).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the market trades higher, bears want the July 30 high to act as resistance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bears need consecutive strong bear bars 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 middle of the trading range, around the $62\u2013$63 area, can act as a magnet and area of balance.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For now, traders will watch whether bulls can produce more follow-through buying and break above the September 26 high.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Or whether the market stalls around the September 26 or July 30 highs area 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<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 formed a Crude oil higher low major trend reversal (December 16) relative to the April 9 low. Bulls need additional follow-through buying to increase the odds of a sustained move. Bears want the market to reverse from a double top bear flag (September 26 and January 29). 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