From a technical perspective, the oil price has turned quite interesting since the start of a new trading month. The chart below shows the monthly rolling oil contract chart where June’s price action closed in a doji. It gains significance following three straight months of gains. The monthly Stochastics also shows the hidden bearish divergence currently playing out, as prices form a lower (June) high at $51.66 and the higher Stochastics while, the higher (May 2015) high at $62.51 and the subsequent lower high in the Stochs.
In the near term, oil prices could remain range bound within 48/49 and 44/45 levels.
Always on the lookout. Those lobsters aren't going to eat themselves :)
TheBanker
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Hahahahahaha, rumour has it across Tradingview you got through 10 lobsters in one sitting, can you confirm?
Cooke
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That was a glorious evening... not so much for the lobsters though.
TheBanker
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On the daily chart, the price is seen edging lower to the support level seen at 44.50 – 44.0 which is also likely to be supported by the 200-day moving average. The bullish flag pattern remains in play as long as price doesn’t break out below this main support level. A weekly close below 42.37 – 41.75 could potentially shift the bias to the downside for a stronger correction to 38.25 where the next support level is seen.
TheBanker
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Support is seen at 44.80 – 43.40, which remains an important level which needs to contain the declines to keep any hopes of further gains to the resistance at 54.88 – 55.0 levels. A breakdown below the support could potentially invalidate any upside bias, especially if resistance can be confirmed at the freshly broken support level.