The Crude Chart is Looking Familiar

Oil has taken investors on quite the ride lately…especially if they were long.  Since its high of $72.90 only nine trading days ago, crude has fallen nearly 12%. The low today was at a turning point that has been seen in the past.

Rewind to earlier this year when oil declined quickly during EOM Jan. – mid Feb., then rebounded.  That decline was approx. 13%. A low only took a few days to form.  Price dropped below the lower Bollinger Band and technicals became oversold (see chart). Once the bullish candlestick was seen, it only took 7 trading days to rebound 10% reaching $64.24, forming a new resistance/support level (before declining again).

Move earlier this year

  • 13% drop (Break through BB & technicals oversold)
  • Bullish candlestick started a 10% quick rebound to $64.24
  • Another sharp drop
  • Then congestion

Where we are now

  • 10% drop (Break through BB & technicals oversold)
  • Today’s low touched $64.22
  • Currently trading at $65.40 (possibly the bullish candlestick for the start of a rebound?)

Today’s low ($64.22) met the Feb. resistance level ($64.24) and has rebounded. If we took a straight 10% rebound level off the low, then $70.64 would be the target.

Earlier this year, it took nearly 3 months to make new highs after the Feb. damage.  Therefore, a quick new high I wouldn’t consider reasonable.

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Kimberly Rios joined Catalyst Capital Advisors as a Portfolio Manager in 2014. She is currently a Portfolio Manager of an options-based commodity fund at Catalyst Funds. She carries the Series 3 license, the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Designation, the Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, and is a member of the National Futures Association. Ms. Rios has degrees in Economics and Finance from the University of Arizona.

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