Oil prices recovered on Thursday after falling in the previous session due to a super-sized Fed rate cut. However, Middle East tensions kept a floor on price declines. At the same time, crude inventory data showed a bigger-than-expected decline. WTI futures (Source: Bloomberg) On Wednesday, the US central bank cut interest rates by 50-bps, catching Read More…
Oil prices recovered slightly on Thursday after collapsing in the previous sessions. Prices suffered on Tuesday and Wednesday as investors grappled with fears of a recession in the US. At the same time, a likely end to the dispute in Libya lowered the chances of a tighter market. On Tuesday, oil collapsed by 5% after Read More…
Introduction Meet Obafemi, a futures trader from San Jose, California, who successfully completed his OneUp Trader evaluation using a momentum trading strategy. Let’s learn more about this trader’s style, routine and why he chose the OneUp Trader funded trader program. Trading Approach Obafemi’s trading approach can be defined as momentum-driven. He identifies the market’s direction Read More…
Introduction Crude Oil futures have declined into a year-long support zone, which we will analyze below. There are a few fundamentals that have led to this drop, including OPEC news and weak economic data from China. For now, we will focus on the technical analysis to see if we can find any clues on the Read More…
Oil prices recovered slightly on Tuesday after falling 1% in the previous session due to a disappointing inventories report. However, the potential loss of Libyan oil output and Middle East tensions kept a floor on price declines. Data on Wednesday revealed a smaller-than-expected drop in US crude stocks last week. Inventories fell by 846,000 barrels, Read More…
Introduction A few days ago, we looked at CL, which was approaching a significant support zone at $72 per barrel. Price continued to fall and hit the support zone and bounced out with strength as bullish buy pressure surged. The daily chart now has a double bottom and a bullish candlestick pattern printed on it that Read More…
