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WTI Crude Oil Gives Back Gains—Can Buyers Hold The Line?

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Aayush Jindal

Key Highlights

  • WTI Crude Oil corrected some gains from the $88.50 zone.
  • It traded below a key bullish trend line with support at $86.40 on the 4-hour chart of XTI/USD.
  • Gold started a consolidation phase below the $4,700 resistance.
  • EUR/USD might start a pullback if it dips below 1.1620.

WTI Crude Oil Price Technical Analysis

WTI Crude Oil prices struggled to stay above $88.00 against the US Dollar. The price started a downside correction and traded below the $86.50 support.

Looking at the 4-hour chart of XTI/USD, the price dipped below a key bullish trend line with support at $86.40, the 100 simple moving average (red, 4-hour), and the 200 simple moving average (green, 4-hour).

The price even spiked below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $74.42 swing low to the $88.32 high. If there are more losses, the price might find support at $80.00.

The first major support could be near the $77.70 zone. The next support might be $76.80. The main support might be $75.50. A close below $75.50 might even push the price toward $72.00.

On the upside, the price could face resistance at $83.20. The next resistance might be $84.70. The main hurdle for steady gains could be $88.50. A close above $88.50 could send Oil prices toward $94.00.

Looking at Gold, the price started a decent increase, but it must settle above $4,700 to continue higher in the near term.

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