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COMMODITIES: WTI Futures Hold on to This Week's Gains

COMMODITIES

WTI futures traded higher yesterday and the contract is holding on to its most recent gains. The trend direction remains down and the latest recovery appears to be a correction - for now. A resumption of weakness would signal scope for a move towards $75.64, the Mar 11 low. Key resistance and the bull trigger is at $86.16, the Apr 12 high. Initial firm resistance to watch is at $83.63, the Apr 26 high. Gold is trading just ahead of its recent low. The medium-term trend structure remains bullish and the recent move down appears to be a correction that is allowing  an overbought condition to unwind. Moving average studies are in a bull-mode position, highlighting an uptrend. A resumption of gains would open $2452.5 next, a Fibonacci projection. The 50-day EMA, at $2304.2, represents a key support. A clear break of it would be bearish. 

  • WTI Crude up $0.61 or +0.76% at $80.43
  • Natural Gas up $0.01 or +0.39% at $2.6
  • Gold spot down $13.41 or -0.57% at $2347.93
  • Copper down $1.45 or -0.3% at $484.4
  • Silver down $0.02 or -0.07% at $32.091
  • Platinum down $8.01 or -0.75% at $1056.53
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WTI futures traded higher yesterday and the contract is holding on to its most recent gains. The trend direction remains down and the latest recovery appears to be a correction - for now. A resumption of weakness would signal scope for a move towards $75.64, the Mar 11 low. Key resistance and the bull trigger is at $86.16, the Apr 12 high. Initial firm resistance to watch is at $83.63, the Apr 26 high. Gold is trading just ahead of its recent low. The medium-term trend structure remains bullish and the recent move down appears to be a correction that is allowing  an overbought condition to unwind. Moving average studies are in a bull-mode position, highlighting an uptrend. A resumption of gains would open $2452.5 next, a Fibonacci projection. The 50-day EMA, at $2304.2, represents a key support. A clear break of it would be bearish. 

  • WTI Crude up $0.61 or +0.76% at $80.43
  • Natural Gas up $0.01 or +0.39% at $2.6
  • Gold spot down $13.41 or -0.57% at $2347.93
  • Copper down $1.45 or -0.3% at $484.4
  • Silver down $0.02 or -0.07% at $32.091
  • Platinum down $8.01 or -0.75% at $1056.53