WTI Crude Oil Price Forecast – July 1, 2025

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WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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August WTI crude oil held above the 100-day moving average and rose to test the $66.0 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $64.0. The $66.0 level held. However, prices now have a slightly better chance of rising to challenge this wave’s $66.9 equal to (1.00) target versus falling to challenge the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $54.13 at $63.4. Closing above $66.9 will open the way for a test of the $67.7 intermediate (1.382) target, which, more importantly, is in line with the confirmation point of daily bullish candlesticks that formed last week and on Monday. Upon a close above $67.7, look for a larger test of resistance with targets at $68.5 and then $69.5. A normal correction of the decline from $78.40 will hold $69.5.

Nevertheless, this is still a tight call for the next few days because $66.0 and the midpoint of last Tuesday have held. Taking out the $64.5 swing low will invalidate the wave up from $64.0 and call for another attempt to test major support at $63.4. The $63.4 level is key because it is the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $54.13 and the top of the range that the August contract had traded in between early April and late May.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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August natural gas continued to decline today and settled below the intermediate (1.382) target of the intraday wave down from $4.230 and the 78 percent retracement of the rise from $3.394. The August contract is poised to challenge the $3.54 larger than (1.618) target of the wave down from $4.230 early tomorrow. This is a potential stalling point. However, given the aggressive nature of the decline for the past few days, there is a good chance for a test of $3.50. This important objective sits just below the lower threshold of the range that prices had traded in for a few weeks between approximately $3.51 and $3.91. Closing below $3.50 will likely be a challenge without a test of resistance first, but would confirm a bearish outlook and open the way for $3.44 and likely $3.38 in the coming days.

The move down is due for a correction soon. The challenge is that there are no bullish patterns or signals that call for the move down to stall. Nonetheless, should prices rally before taking out $3.50 and close above key near-term resistance at $3.70, look for a test of $3.77 and $3.82. Holding $3.50 and settling above $3.82 would suggest that prices are settling back into a trading range.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

WTI crude oil continued to fall as called for. Monday’s bearish engulfing line and the confirmation of daily RSI and Stochastic overbought signals suggest that a reversal is underway. Prices have also taken out an important swing low at $67.84 and settled below the 50 percent retracement of the rise from $54.13 and the 20-, 100-, and 200-day moving averages. Tomorrow, look for a test of the 62 percent retracement at $63.4. This is also the intermediate (1.382) target of the wave down from $67.19. A sustained close below $63.4 will confirm a bearish reversal and open the way for a continued decline in the coming days.

The decline from $78.40 is due for a correction. Prices bounced from $64.38, but the retracement was minimal relative to the size of the move down. The challenge is that there are no bullish patterns, signals, or setups that call for a test of resistance. The $63.4 target is an ideal stalling point, but again, there are no bullish factors that call for $63.4 to hold at this point.

Should prices rally before taking out $63.4 and close above today’s $67.7 open, look for a test of the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $78.40 at $69.5. A normal correction is expected to hold $69.5. Closing above this would reflect rising bullish sentiment again, opening the way for a more significant test of resistance.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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July natural gas is trading in a range between $3.44 and $3.84. Entering the week, prices had been poised to test the $3.84 confirmation point of a double bottom that formed around $3.44. However, prices have fallen back to test the lower threshold of the range during the past few days. The wave down from $3.840 calls for a test of its $3.41 equal to (1.00) target, which is also in line with the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $4.125. The connection to $3.41 is made through a minor target at $3.45. Settling below $3.41 will confirm a break lower out of the range, opening the way for a test of the $3.303 swing low.

That said, today’s long-legged doji reflects uncertainty and warns that prices could remain bound within the range as traders wait for more information. Should prices rise within the range again and overcome $3.58, look for a test of $3.63 and possibly key near-term resistance at $3.69. Settling above $3.69, which is the smaller than target of the wave up from $3.437, would put the odds back in favor of July natural gas rising to challenge the top of the range at $3.84.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil rose early today and overcame the $65.5 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $54.95. However, the move up stalled just below the $66.4 equal to (1.00) target of the wave up from $59.74. The subsequent pullback formed a daily dark cloud cover reversal pattern and took out the 21 percent retracement of the rise from $59.74.

The outlook for the coming weeks is bullish after the market broke higher out of the trading ranges that began in early April and May. Daily trend indicators are leaning bullish, and the primary wave up from $54.33 favors an eventual test of the $68.2 intermediate (1.382) target.

However, today’s pullback and formation of a daily dark cloud cover indicate that a test of at least $63.8 should occur before prices settle above $66.4. There are also daily bearish KaseCD and MACD divergence setups. These signals will likely be confirmed tomorrow unless a new high is made. Settling below $63.8 would call for the corrective pullback to extend to $63.0, $62.2, and possibly the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $54.33 at $61.7. A normal correction of the rise from $54.33 should hold $61.7.

That said, the move down from $66.28 lacks a clear wave, so a bounce might occur early tomorrow. Resistance at $65.5 is expected to hold. Overcoming this would suggest that the corrective pullback will be short-lived and call for another attempt to test and close above key near-term resistance at $66.4.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold tested and held the $3420 smaller than (0.618) target of the primary wave up from $3151 today. Most waves that meet the smaller than target extend to eventually fulfill at least the equal to (1.00) target, in this case, $3500. Therefore, the outlook for gold remains bullish. Settling above $3425, a confluence point among the projections of the waves and subwaves up from $3151, will open the way for $3454 and then $3500.

Nevertheless, the pullback from $3427.7 may test $3322 first. This is the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $3151 and a level that a normal correction should hold. Closing below $3322 would call for an extended correction to challenge the respective 50 and 62 percent retracement at $3290 and $3257. Gold must settle below $3257 to imply that the move up from $3151 is complete and that a reversal is underway.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Natural gas formed a double bottom around the $3.436 swing low late last week. Prices rallied on Monday and settled above the $3.69 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $3.436 and the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $3.840. The wave up from $3.436 favors a test of its $3.84 equal (1.00) target. This is the confirmation point of the double bottom and is also in line with projections of a few subwaves up from $3.437 and the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $4.125. The connection to $3.84 is made through confluent targets at $3.74 and $3.79. Settling above $3.84 will confirm the double bottom, opening the way for a test of the $3.94 smaller than target of the wave up from $3.303. This wave connects to $4.25 as the equal to (1.00) target, which is also the target of the double bottom.

That said, July natural gas is struggling to settle above the 78 percent retracement of the decline from $3.840 and the 20-day moving average. Bearish hanging man candlesticks that formed Tuesday and Wednesday also warn that a test of support might occur first and that the move up may fail to reach $3.84 within the next few days. Taking out $3.65 would call for a test of $3.56 and possibly key near-term support at $3.51. Settling below $3.51, which is near the smaller than target of the wave down from $3.832, will shift the odds in favor of prices falling to negate the double bottom and challenge the $3.41 smaller than target of the wave down from $4.125 instead.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil is still trading in a tight range in the upper half of a wider trading range that began on April 9. The move up during the past couple of days negated a head and shoulders pattern and has sustained a close above the 50-day moving average. The wave formation calls for a continued rise, and settling above $64.0 will call for the $64.7 equal to (1.00) target of the wave up from $54.33 to finally be fulfilled. Settling above $64.7 will confirm a break higher out of the wide range, opening the way for $65.4 and higher.

Nevertheless, the 38 percent retracement of the decline from the $78.48 contract high at $63.6 was tested and held on a closing basis again today. This has been a resilient level of resistance that has been challenged a few times and continues to hold on a closing basis each time it is challenged. The $63.6 level is also in line with the 89 percent retracement of the decline from $64.19. Therefore, caution is warranted. Furthermore, a small double top around $63.89 has formed. This pattern would be confirmed by a close below the $62.19 swing low. Taking out $62.9 before overcoming the double top would call for a test of $62.2. Settling below $62.2 would shift the near-term odds in favor of testing the $61.2 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $64.19 as prices fall to fulfill the $60.5 target of the double top.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold rose to fulfill the $3341 intermediate (1.382) target of the waves up from $3123.3 and $3156.4 before pulling back. Today’s bearish engulfing line warns that a test of at least the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $3123.3 at $3261 will occur first. However, while the 62 percent retracement at $3209 holds, the near-term outlook should continue to lean bullish.

Settling above $3341 will call for a test of a key target at $3368 that is in line with projections of the waves up from $3123.3, $3156.4, and $3207.4, as well as the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $3509.9. Settling above $3368 will strongly suggest that the corrective pullback from $3509.9 is complete and that prices will rise to $3420 and higher in the coming days.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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June natural gas pulled back to test the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $3.098 at $3.35 after forming a bullish engulfing line on Tuesday. Today’s pullback is probably a correction of the rise from $3.098 but dampens the likelihood that the bullish engulfing line will lead to a reversal. Nevertheless, the near-term outlook remains bullish, and overcoming $3.41 will call for a test of $3.46. Settling above $3.46 will imply that the pullback from $3.513 is complete, opening the way for a test of $3.56 and then a bullish decision point for the coming weeks at $3.60.

That said, should the wave down from $3.513 take out its $3.31 smaller than (0.618) target, look for a test of the $3.25 equal to (1.00) target. The $3.25 level is key support for the near-term because this is also the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $3.098 and sits just below the $3.27 midpoint of the bullish engulfing line. Settling below $3.25 will imply that the move up from $3.098 is complete, shifting the near-term odds in favor of testing $3.18 and lower.