Market Forecasts and Insights
Kase Market Commentary
Samples of Kase’s energy and metals price forecasts, daily updates, market commentary, and educational perspectives on technical analysis and trading — published by Dean Rogers, CMT.
Market Forecasts and Insights
Samples of Kase’s energy and metals price forecasts, daily updates, market commentary, and educational perspectives on technical analysis and trading — published by Dean Rogers, CMT.
Gold’s move up failed to extend after settling above a key wave projection at $2743 that connects to $2808 and higher. Today’s pullback and close below Wednesday’s open was bearish for the outlook ahead of the weekend, suggesting that prices may consolidate again.
January natural gas rallied and settled below a potential stalling point at $3.42. However, today’s rise was bullish for the outlook in the coming days. Any pullback will likely be a correction and should hold $3.30. Overcoming $3.42 will call for a bullish decision point at $3.50 which connects to $3.64 and higher.
WTI crude oil continues to trade in a narrowing range. The range is still expected to break lower by settling below $66.8. However, there is technical evidence that a larger test of resistance within the range might occur first.
Gold held resistance at $2682 and is poised to challenge an important target at $2635 tomorrow. Closing below $2635 will call for the test of a bearish decision point at $2586.
January natural gas favors a decline to $2.79 in the coming days. However, support at $2.99 held and today’s hammer warns that a test of $3.12 and $3.22 might occur first. Closing above $3.22 is doubtful but would warn that a bullish reversal is underway.
WTI crude oil remains rangebound and another bullish reversal within the range took place today. Resistance at $70.1 held on a closing basis, but recent waves call for a test of $70.7. Closing above this will position WTI to attempt a break higher out of the range by settling above $72.7 in the coming days.
WTI crude oil failed to break higher out of a weeks-long range again and instead has formed patterns and waves that suggest another test of the bottom of the range around $66.3 will take probably take place in the coming days.
Gold settled just above a confluent and important target at $2672 today. The subwaves up from $2541.5 call for a test of $2705, a close above which will imply that the corrective move down from $2801.8 is complete. Given the confluence of $2672, a test of support might take place first but $2650 is expected to hold. Key support for the near-term outlook is $2625.
December natural gas rallied today and settled well above a key $3.07 target, overcame the last major swing high at $3.101, and challenged a confluence point at $3.21. The move up is still poised to extend and will likely challenge $3.30 tomorrow. Closing above $3.30 will open the way for $3.48.
Tomorrow’s outlook for January WTI crude oil leans bullish given Monday’s bullish engulfing line and a potential double bottom. However, an intra-day head and shoulders warns that the move up from $66.53 might already be complete.