WTI Crude Oil Price Forecast
WTI crude oil’s decline from $29.13 accelerated this afternoon and took out the $25.4 and $24.5 targets discussed in yesterday’s update. Based on the primary wave down from $29.13, the move is still poised to challenge the crucial $23.3 objective. This is near the 62 percent retracement of the move up from $19.27, and more importantly, the $23.34 swing low. Taking out $23.3 would invalidate the wave up from $19.27 that projects to $31.5 and higher. This would also put near-term odds in favor of falling to challenge $22.0 and lower.
Nonetheless, WTI met support around the $23.5 larger than (1.618) target of the sub-wave down from $28.24. Also, the small wave up from $23.54 met its smaller than (0.618) target, which suggests a test of the $25.0 equal to (1.00) target will probably take place first. This is near today’s midpoint and will likely hold.
Rising above $25.0 would call for an extended upward correction to $25.7, the larger than target and 38 percent retracement from $29.13. For the move down to extend to $23.3 and lower during the next day or so $25.7 must hold.
Closing above $25.7 would call for key near-term resistance at $27.1. This is the highest the wave up from $23.54 projects, is the 62 percent retracement from $29.13 and is the smaller than target of the sub-wave up from $23.34. Settling above $27.1 would shift odds back in favor of $28.5 and higher.
Brent Crude Oil Price Forecast
Brent’s move down from $35.0 still looks to be corrective but should reach at least $30.9 tomorrow. Falling below this will call for an extended correction to $29.7. This is the 62 percent retracement of the move up from $28.01 and the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $36.29. For the move up to have any reasonable chance at extending during the next few days $29.7 must hold. Closing below this will clear the way for $28.9 and eventually $26.7.
The small move up from $31.74 suggests Brent could test $33.4 first, but this level is expected to hold. Key resistance for the near-term is $34.2. Overcoming $34.2 would invalidate the recent waves down from $35.0 that project to $30.9 and lower. This would also shift odds back in favor of challenging $35.0 again, above which the next major objective is $36.1.
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