Natural gas is under strong pressure as Freeport LNG restart did not provide sufficient support to the market.
A successful test of the support at $2.00 – $2.05 will open the way to the test of the next support level at $1.75 – $1.80.
WTI oil rallies as traders react to the EIA report, which indicated that crude inventories declined by 4.9 million barrels.
In case WTI oil settles above the $82.50 level, it will head towards the nearest resistance, which is located in the $83.50 – $84.50 range.
Brent oil gains ground, supported by the EIA data. It looks that traders are ready to shrug off worries about the problems of the Chinese economy.
A move above the $85.00 level will provide Brent oil with an opportunity to gain additional upside momentum.
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Vladimir is an independent trader, with over 18 years of experience in the financial markets. His expertise spans a wide range of instruments like stocks, futures, forex, indices, and commodities, forecasting both long-term and short-term market movements.