Oil Price Talking Points
The price for crude climbs to a fresh monthly-high ($66.60) as the United States ends the temporary exemptions to the Iran sanctions, and the current environment may keep oil prices afloat as the Relative Strength Index (RSI) pushes back into overbought territory.
Bullish Oil Price Behavior to Persist as RSI Sits in Overbought Area
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warns ‘any nation or entity interacting with Iran should do its diligence and err on the side of caution’ as the six-month waiver comes to an end on May 2, but the stance of the Trump administration may have unintended consequences as the price for oil trades to fresh yearly highs.
In turn, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its allies will have much to discuss at the Joint Ministerial Monitory Committee (JMMC) meeting scheduled for May 19 as the most recent Monthly Oil Market Report (MOMR) highlights ‘slower-than-expected economic activity compared with the expectations of a month earlier.’
According to OPEC, ‘global oil demand in 2019 is revised downward by 30 tb/d from 1.24 mb/d to around 1.21 mb/d compared with last month’s projection,’ and the report goes onto say that ‘non-OPEC oil supply growth in 2019 was revised downward by 0.06 mb/d to average 2.18 mb/d, mainly due to extended maintenance in Kazakhstan, Brazil and Canada, which was partially offset by upward revisions to the U.S. and Russia.’ It remains to be seen if OPEC and its allies will continue to regulate the energy market as the U.S. and China, the two largest consumer of crude, struggle to reach a trade agreement, and weakening outlook for global demand may push the group to switch gears over the coming months amid the limited threat of non-OPEC production.
With that said,current market conditions are likely to keep oil prices afloat as the recent pullback in crude was short-lived, and fresh developments in the Relative Strength Index (RSI) suggest the bullish momentum will gather pace over the coming days as the oscillator climbs back above 70 and sits in overbought territory.
CL1 Daily Chart
- The advance from the 2018-low ($42.36) may gather pace as the price for oil breaks out of a narrow range and initiates a fresh series of higher highs & lows.
- A close above the $65.90 (78.6% retracement) region raise the risk for a move towards the Fibonacci overlap around $68.80 (23.6% retracement) to $69.20 (50% retracement) as crude continues to retrace the decline from the 2018-high ($76.90).
- However, will have to keep a close eye on the RSI as it sits in overbought territory, with the oscillator at risk of flashing a textbook sell-signal should the momentum indicator fall below 70.
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--- Written by David Song, Currency Analyst
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