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Crude Oil Technical Analysis: WTI Bearish Potential Sub-60

Crude Oil Technical Analysis: WTI Bearish Potential Sub-60

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Crude oil prices remain range-bound on a short-term basis, and there’s been little excitement over the past couple of days. There is, however, a possible strain of deduction that may be opening the door for a more decisive move. But first, the range that was looked at on Tuesday is shown below with updated price action since that last article was published.

Crude Oil (CL2) Two Hour Price Chart

crude oil two hour price chart

Chart prepared by James Stanley; CL2 on Tradingview

Bound to Break One Way or the Other

Crude oil prices were in aggressive trends coming into late March, at which point price action built into the range. And yesterday saw a resistance inflection come in off of the psychological 60-handle, a big level on the wti chart.

But there’s also been a series of lower-highs, and when meshed with horizontal support, that forms the basis for a descending triangle formation – which will often be approached with the aim of bearish breaks.

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This sets up for a fairly big test at that 60 level, which is currently confluent with the short-term trendline taken off of this week’s swing-highs.

Crude Oil (CL2) Four-Hour Price Chart

crude oil four hour price chart

Chart prepared by James Stanley; CL2 on Tradingview

--- Written by James Stanley, Strategist for DailyFX.com

Contact and follow James on Twitter: @JStanleyFX

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