iStock_000002373467Small Crude Oil - Weekly Technical Outlook – July 16, 2010

 

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Chart 1: Front Month Crude (short-term analysis):

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Weekly Outlook:

Traders will be monitoring $79.36 resistance and $74.25 support. If price manages to close above $79.36 on heavy volume, expect to see new buying. A close below $71.09 puts the bears back in control.

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Technical Statistics

Crude Oil August 2010 (NYMEX)

Date Open High Low Last Change
7/16/2010 76.82 77.15 75.25 76.01s -0.61
Period Moving Average Price Change Percent Change Average Volume
5-Day 76.35 -0.08 -0.11% 321,839
20-Day 76.04 -2.03 -2.60% 303,487
50-Day 76.04 -8.55 -10.11% 197,763
100-Day 80.45 -4.52 -5.61% 114,736
200-Day 80.44 4.72 6.62% 58,923
Year to Date 80.32 -6.52 -7.90% 86,336
Period Raw Stochastic Stochastic %K Stochastic %D Average True Range
9-Day 69.69% 71.76% 64.21% 2.29
14-Day 59.35% 60.89% 55.42% 2.34
20-Day 55.59% 57.71% 54.10% 2.36
Period Relative Strength Percent R Historic Volatility MACD Oscillator
9-Day 50.95%% 30.31%% 23.73%% 1.07%
14-Day 49.74%% 40.65%% 29.03%% 1.25%
20-Day 48.60%% 44.41%% 27.90%% 0.52%
50-Day 47.69%% 54.42%% 32.47%% 0.51%
100-Day 48.70%% 67.44%% 28.01%% -3.90%

 

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Chart 2: Front Month Crude (long-term analysis):

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Long-Term Outlook:

Price stabilization above the 200-day will be critical if the market is to go higher.

 


 



 

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