WTI Crude Oil Price Forecast – March 25, 2025

Author: Dean Rogers, CMT

Dean Rogers, CMT is the general manager of the Kase Call Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He oversees all of Kase and Company, Inc.’s operations including research and development, marketing, and client support. Dean began his career with Kase in early 2001 as a programmer but has developed into Kase’s senior technical analyst. He writes Kase’s award-winning weekly Crude Oil, Natural Gas, and Metals Commentaries. He is an instructor at Kase's classes and webinars and provides all of the necessary training and support for Kase's hedging models and trading indicators for both retail and institutional traders.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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May WTI crude oil held resistance at $69.7 and settled below the crucial $69.2 level again. The $69.2 threshold is a decision point for WTI crude oil because it is in line with the intermediate (1.382) target of the wave up from $64.85, the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $76.57, and the bullish threshold for the daily Kase Trend indicator.

A normal correction of the decline from $76.57 should continue to hold $69.2 on a closing basis. Today’s long-legged doji and daily bearish KaseCD divergence setup indicate this may be the case. To confirm the bearish momentum divergence, today’s $69.68 high must hold and WTI crude oil must fall below today’s $68.52 low. The smaller than (0.618) target of the intra-day wave down from $69.68 is $69.4. Falling below this will call for $67.9, a close below which will confirm the long-legged doji and take out the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $64.85. Such a move would open the way for tests of $67.3 and $66.7 in the coming days. Settling below $66.7 will imply that the corrective move up from $64.85 is complete.

Nevertheless, this is a very tight call for tomorrow. Closing above the $69.8 larger than (1.618) target of the wave up from $64.85 will confirm bullish sentiment and open the way for tests of the 50- and 200-day moving averages at $70.4, thus overcoming the $70.19 swing high. In this scenario there is also a good chance for a test of $70.8 and eventually a key resistance level at $71.9, which is in line with the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $76.57. Settling above $71.9 will imply that the move down from $76.57 is complete and that WTI crude oil has adopted a bullish outlook for the coming weeks.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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April natural gas rose today after holding the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $2.501 at $3.98 for four straight days. A triple bottom formed around $3.96 and was confirmed by today’s close above the $4.218 swing high. Prices also settled above the 21 percent retracement of the decline from $4.901 and the 20-day moving average.

The move up might still prove to be a correction of the decline from $4.901 but is poised to extend to at least $4.34 tomorrow. Closing above this will call for $4.42, a test of the $4.50 target of the triple bottom, and possibly another attempt to settle above a key target at $4.56 on both the April and continuation charts.

Prices are pulling back from the $4.259 swing high late this afternoon so a test of the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $3.955 at $4.14 might occur first. Settling below this will warn that the move up is failing and call for a test of the 62 percent retracement at $4.07. Closing below $4.07 will imply that the move up from $3.955 is complete. However, at this point, April natural gas must settle below $3.98 to put the odds firmly back in favor of a deeper test of support.

Gasoline Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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Gasoline rose to test and hold the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $2.4072 at $2.199 on a closing basis today. The subsequent move down from $2.2068 helped to form a daily shooting star. This implies that the corrective move up from $2.0702 is probably complete.

Moreover, today’s test of $2.199 likely completed Wave IV of a five-wave trend down from $2.4072. A test of at least $2.155 and possibly $2.140 is favored for tomorrow. The key target for the coming days is $2.121, the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $2.0702 and equal to (1.00) target of the wave down from $2.2068. Settling below this will provide more evidence that the corrective Wave IV is complete and that Wave V is underway.

That said, should gasoline settle above $2.199 the validity of the five-wave count will be called into question. Settling above $2.199 will also warn that the move down is failing and call for a much more substantial test of resistance where the next major threshold is the 50 percent retracement from $2.4072 and 200-day moving average at $2.239.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold rose to a new high and settled just below the psychologically important $3000 level. The wave up $2844.1 is now poised to test at least the $3017 intermediate (1.382) target and likely the $3043 larger than (1.618) target within the next few days. The $3043 objective is also the XC (2.764) projection of the wave up from $2882.5 and is an important projection for the larger-scale waves up from $2107.8 and $2392.4. Given that $3043 is the most confluent and important target on the chart, it is a potential stalling point.

There are no daily bearish patterns or signals that call for a reversal. However, the KasePO is overbought on the $10 Kase Bar chart. The KaseCD is also set up for a bearish divergence on this chart. Any move down will likely be a simple correction and should hold today’s $2967 midpoint. Today’s $2943 open is key near-term support.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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The outlook for natural gas is bearish after the move down accelerated and confirmed Monday’s shooting star and Tuesday’s long-legged doji. The pullback from $4.901 also fell below the $4.132 swing low, took out the 20-day moving average, and confirmed daily bearish KasePO, KaseCD, RSI, and Stochastic divergences. These confirmed bearish patterns and signals call for a more substantial test of support in the coming days and warn that a bearish reversal might be underway.

Tomorrow, look for a test of the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $2.501 at $3.98. Settling below this will provide further evidence that the move down is more than a simple correction. This will also clear the way for projections of the wave formation down from $4.901 at $3.92 and $3.80. The next major target below $3.98 is the 50 percent retracement at $3.70. Falling to $3.70 will take out the last major swing low at $3.742.

There are no bullish patterns or signals that call for the move down to stall before reaching at least $3.98. Even so, should prices rally again and overcome today’s $4.23 midpoint, look for a test of key near-term resistance at $4.37. Settling above $4.37 will warn that the move down is failing and call for a push to challenge $4.49 and possibly a major threshold at $4.57 on both the April and continuation charts again.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil is struggling to take out the $65.22 swing low. A double bottom around $65.25 formed. This pattern’s confirmation point is the $68.22 swing high. The daily bullish KaseCD and MACD divergences confirmed at the $65.22 swing low are intact, and the wave up from $65.22 fulfilled its $65.1 smaller than (0.618) target. This wave connects to $68.3 as the equal to (1.00) target. Given these factors, the near-term outlook leans bullish. Closing above $68.2 will open the way for a more substantial correction and potentially a bullish reversal because the double bottom’s target is $71.3

That said, a larger move up from $65.22 will likely be a correction because the wave formation still favors an eventual test of $62.7. Furthermore, the wave down from $68.22 warns that the double bottom will fail, making this a tight call for tomorrow. Taking out the $65.4 smaller than target of this wave will call for a move below the double bottom to fulfill this wave’s $64.8 equal to (1.00) target. Settling below $64.8 will confirm a bearish outlook for the coming days.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Natural gas stalled just below $4.24 support before rising and forming a wave up from $4.227 that settled above its $4.44 smaller than (0.618) target. This wave calls for a test of a highly confluent and crucial target at $4.56 tomorrow. This is the smaller than target of the wave up from $3.019 and the equal to (1.00) target of the wave up from $4.227. The $4.56 objective is also the larger than (1.618) target of the wave up from $1.481 and the smaller than target of the compound wave up from $1.856 on the continuation chart. Therefore, settling above $4.56 might continue to be a challenge given the importance of this objective. An eventual close above $4.56 will open the way for $4.67 and then another highly confluent objective at $4.74.

Nevertheless, the wave down from $4.551 took out its $4.32 smaller than target when prices fell to $4.264. Therefore, while the $4.518 swing high holds, this wave still has the potential to fulfill its $4.19 equal to (1.00) target. Taking out $4.32 will call for another test of $4.24, a close below which will clear the way for a test of $4.19.

Gasoline Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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Gasoline briefly fell below the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $2.0073 at $2.160 before testing and holding the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $2.3486. The subsequent move up helped to form a daily hammer that warns a test of $2.208 and possibly $2.229 will take place tomorrow.

Nevertheless, it looks as though the move down from $2.4072 is forming a five-wave wave pattern where Wave III is in progress. The most probable stalling points for Wave III are $2.139 or $2.085. At $2.139, Wave I down from $2.4072 will fulfill its larger than (1.618) target. At $2.085, Wave 1/III will fulfill its XC (2.764) projection and Waves 1/III and 3/III will be equal. Taking out $2.169 will call for a test of $2.139, a close below which will call for a test of the $2.115 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $2.480 and then the $2.085 objective. Wave IV is expected to form before taking out $2.085.

That said, today’s $2.1502 low might have been enough to fulfill the $2.139 larger than target of Wave I. Furthermore, holding $2.160 and the formation of a daily hammer warn that Wave IV might already be underway. Closing above $2.229 will confirm today’s hammer and call for a test of the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $2.4072 at $2.248. This is also the 200-day moving average and sits just below the $2.2595 swing low of Wave I. Therefore, for the five-wave pattern to remain intact, $2.248 must hold. Overcoming this will call for a test of $2.279. Such a move would push the potential Wave IV above the bottom of Wave I. This typically implies that the five-wave move has failed and is more likely a nested three-wave pattern instead.

The bottom line for gasoline is that the move down is still expected to extend. However, there is a good chance for a test of $2.208 and $2.229 first. Settling above $2.229 and then $2.248 will call the five-wave count down from $2.4072 into question and reflect a bullish shift in near-term sentiment.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold finally broke out of the range between $2887 and $2970. The $2887 level, which was also the target of the confirmed $2794 double top, held on a closing basis, but prices are already trading back below $2887 during post-settlement trading hours. Furthermore, prices finally settled below the 20-day moving average, which had held for the past two days.

The move down is now poised to reach at least the $2864 equal to (1.00) target of the wave down from $2974. Settling below this will clear the way for tests of this wave’s $2840 intermediate (1.382) target and then the $2822 larger than (1.618) target. The $2822 objective is most important because this is in line with the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $2586.7. A simple correction of the uptrend should hold $2822. Settling below this will imply that a much more significant test of support is underway.

Nonetheless, because $2887 was held on a closing basis, there is still a modest chance that a false break lower has occurred. Should prices overcome $2916 look for a test of key near-term resistance at $2939. Settling above $2939 will put the near-term odds in favor of gold testing $2970 again.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Natural gas stalled just above the $4.17 larger than (1.618) target of the sub-wave up from $3.875 and the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $4.347. The subsequent move down settled below the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $3.875. This implies that the corrective move up from $3.875 is complete.

The outlook for tomorrow is bearish and a test of the $3.90 smaller than (0.618) target of the waves down from $4.314 and $4.175 is expected. Settling below $3.90 will call for a test of the $3.85 intermediate (1.382) target of the wave down from $4.347. This is also the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $3.019. Settling below $3.85 will clear the way for $3.81 and likely $3.74 in the coming days.

Should the move down stall again and test resistance look for $4.03 to hold. Overcoming this would call for $4.09 and possibly $4.13. Settling above $4.13, the smaller than target of the wave up from $3.875, will put natural gas back in a position to challenge and possibly close above the crucial $4.17 level. This is because the $4.13 objective connects to $4.24 as the equal (1.00) to target.