Crude Oil Forecast: WTI Positioned to Challenge $49.1

The rise in crude oil prices last week was reportedly due to increased hopes that major producers will reach an agreement to cut production. However, others’ skepticism about such a cut, the surging U.S. dollar, and a surprisingly large increase in U.S. oil supplies are said to have kept a lid on the move up so far.

On Monday, January WTI settled above the 50 percent retracement of the decline from $52.74 to $42.95 and the 0.618 projection of the wave $42.95 – 47.12 – 45.18. January also settled above the midpoint of the week ended November 4. In addition, KaseX, which uses a combination of Kase StatWare signals, triggered a buy signal (green triangle).

January WTI Crude Oil

The move up is now in position to challenge key resistance at $49.1. This confluence point is near the 62 percent retracement of the decline and the 1.00 projection of the wave up from $42.95. It is also just above the open for the week ended November 4.

The confluence and importance of resistance around $49.1 make it a potential stalling point. However, a sustained close over $49.1 would indicate a more substantial correction and potential recovery to challenge recent highs is underway.

Initial support is near Monday’s $47.5 midpoint and the 21 percent retracement of the move up from $42.95. This level should hold. Key support for the next few days will be $46.5. This is near Monday’s open and the 38 percent retracement. A close below $46.5 would indicate the corrective move up is over and that another test of major support is about to take place.

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Dean Rogers, CMT

Dean Rogers, CMT is the general manager of the Kase Call Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He oversees all of Kase and Company, Inc.’s operations including research and development, marketing, and client support. Dean began his career with Kase in early 2001 as a programmer but has developed into Kase’s senior technical analyst. He writes Kase’s award-winning weekly Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Metals Commentaries. He is an instructor at Kase's classes and webinars and provides all of the necessary training and support for Kase's hedging models and trading indicators for both retail and institutional traders.

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