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Price Signal Summary - WTI Support Remains Intact - For Now

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  • On the commodity front, the trend outlook in Gold remains bearish and short-term gains are considered corrective. The yellow metal has breached key support at $1893.1, the Jun 29 low. The clear break strengthens bearish conditions and signals scope for $1865.8, a Fibonacci retracement. Moving average studies are in bear mode condition, highlighting current bearish sentiment. On the upside, initial firm resistance to watch is $1932.7, the 50-day EMA. First resistance is $1916.3, the 20-day EMA.
  • In the oil space, the uptrend in WTI futures remains intact and short-term weakness appears to be a correction. Firm support to watch is unchanged at $78.33, the Aug 3 low. A clear breach of this level would signal scope for a deeper retracement. For bulls, a resumption of gains would refocus attention on the next objective at $85.24,the 1.236 projection of the Jun 28 - Jul 13 - Jul 17 price swing. Moving average studies are in bull-mode condition that continues to highlight an uptrend.

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