Crude oil markets were choppy during trading on Friday, after the “risk off” attitude of Thursday. This makes sense, the markets are getting a bit stretched, and of course we have the weekend coming up, so a lot of traders would have been very leery of taking on too much risk.
The WTI Crude Oil market initially rally during the trading session on Friday but ran into a buzz saw of resistance near the $65.50 level. I think that given enough time, buyers will come back into this market on short-term pullbacks, as there should be plenty of support underneath, especially near the uptrend line. The market continues to be very bullish, at least until we break down below that level. I know that we have some concerns with oversupply, but in the end, it will be depended on the US dollar as well, as a strengthening greenback and work against the value of oil. If we do breakout to a fresh, new high, the market probably goes to the $70 level.
Brent markets rallied a bit during the trading session on Friday, reaching towards the $70 level. This is also a major area based upon the large round number, and of course the previous uptrend line that now should offer resistance. The candle for the session is starting to look a little bit like a shooting star, but in the end, I don’t think it means much rather than we are trying to break out to the upside, and of course struggling. The market may have gotten ahead of itself during the week, so look at pullbacks as potential buying opportunities. Based upon longer-term charts it looks likely that we are in consolidation with $65 underneath offering a floor.
Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.