Crude Oil Price Drops Towards $52 as Crude Oil Inventories Rise

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Written By: Eno Eteng (MSTA)
Reviewed By: Alejandro Zambrano
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  • Crude oil price action on the WTI chart is pushing towards $52 as the Crude Oil Inventories come out higher than expected.

The weekly EIA crude oil inventory report showed that crude oil stocks rose by more than market consensus, and this sent crude oil price below the $53 level. At the time of writting, WTI crude oil prices are  trading at $52.78, and it looks like crude oil prices are on their way to reach the $52.28 support I identified previously today.

Crude oil inventories rose by 3.104 million barrels last week, as against the 1.567 million barrels that analysts had predicted. The increase in stockpiles adds yet another fundamental pressure to crude oil prices.

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WTI Crude Oil Price Technical Playbook

Now that $52.28 level is firmly in focus, intraday traders should pay attention to price behavior at this level. If crude oil price breaks the $52.28 support to the downside, we could then see further weakening which brings the lows of August 7 into focus. This is also the site where the double bottom of May and June 2019 was formed.

If the crude oil price gets rejected at the $52.28 support level, then there will be a good chance for a retest of the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement at $54.20, the neckline of the May-June 2019 double bottom.

Written By: Eno Eteng (MSTA)
Reviewed By: Alejandro Zambrano

Eno is a certified financial technician and member of the UK Society of Technical Analysts. He loves to trade and write about stocks, Forex, and CFDs. Since 2009, he has consulted several financial companies as a trader and strategy developer. His work can be seen on several forex blogs and trading educational websites.

Published by
Written By: Eno Eteng (MSTA)
Reviewed By: Alejandro Zambrano