Crude oil markets rallied a bit during the trading session on Tuesday, breaking above the action from the Monday session, showing that there is still strength to be found.
The WTI Crude Oil market rallied a bit during the trading session on Tuesday, as we broke above the highs from Monday. This obviously is a very bullish sign, but the reality is that we might be getting a bit stretched. As we plow through the day, we are starting to see a little bit of a pullback from the highs, so don’t be surprised at all if you see a short-term pullback in this market. However, the $60 level should be crucial support so I would be surprised if we were to break down below that level. In other words, look at short-term pullbacks as potential buying opportunities.
Brent of course has behaved very similar, as we have broken above the highs from the trading session on Monday. The $70 level above course is a target to be paid attention to, so therefore it’s my short-term target. That’s not saying that I expected to go straight there, because quite frankly we have seen so much in the way of explosive volume that it wouldn’t necessarily be surprising to see a little bit of profit taking. However, that should offer a buying opportunity down the road, as we are most certainly in an uptrend and fundamentally nothing has changed on a pull back. There should be plenty of people looking to get involved in the market, as the 200 day moving average near the $67.50 level has offered significant support over the last couple of days and is starting to turn higher. Ultimately I am a buyer of crude oil and not willing to sell.
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