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NYMEX HO (X20): Holding Onto Gains

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  • RES 4: $1.2341 - 61.8% retracement of the Aug 5 - Oct 2 decline
  • RES 3: $1.2155 - High Sep 3
  • RES 2: $1.2025 - 50.0% retracement of the Aug 5 - Oct 2 decline
  • RES 1: $1.1939 - High Oct 8
  • PRICE: $1.1888 @ 07:53 BST Oct 9
  • SUP 1: $1.1317 Low Oct 6
  • SUP 2: $1.0688 - Low Oct 2 and the bear trigger
  • SUP 3: $1.0470 - Low May 15
  • SUP 4: $1.0319 - 76.4% retracement of the Mar - Aug rally

HO futures rallied sharply higher Monday signalling a reversal of the downtrend that has dominated since Aug 5. The reversal pattern that defines Monday's price action is a bullish engulfing candle. This signalled a base $1.0688, Oct 2 low. The focus is on a recovery towards $1.2025 next, a Fibonacci retracement. Initial support is at $1.1317, Oct 6 low. The major support lies at $1.0688.

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