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Commodities snapshot (energy)

Energy pack is mixed, while oil is up, gas is in red. Weekly performance at a glance in chart & table.

Oil (WTI) -

  • WTI likely to maintain downside as 8 week range got broken to downside last week.
  • WTI bounced back from support area around $50, likely to drop further. Today's range $53.5-51.5
  • Target for the downside is reached around $50-51/barrel, a further fall towards $42 seems likely.

  • WTI is currently trading at $52.7/barrel. Immediate support lies at $51.2-50 and resistance at $54

Oil (Brent) -

  • Brent likely to maintain downside as support near $61 got cleared last week. Approaching Iran deal is weighing on price.
  • Brent has bounced back from support area of $55, though further drop is likely.
  • Brent-WTI spread gained 70 cents today, currently trading at $5.9/barrel. Spread rose as expected as Iran deal still remained elusive.
  • Target is reached around $55/barrel, and next target is around $51/barrel.

  • Brent is trading at $58.6/barrel. Immediate support lies at $55 area and resistance at $59 region.

Natural Gas -

  • Natural gas is likely to drop further as Bulls failed to clear resistance at $2.85 and bears have cleared $2.7 support area.

  • Price target for Natural gas to downside is $2.55, $2.45 and $2.35 with stop around $2.85

  • Natural Gas is currently trading at $2.67/mmbtu. Immediate support lies at $2.55, $2.45 area & resistance at $2.85, $2.93, $3.04, $3.32.

WTI

-5.22%

Brent

-3.04%

Natural Gas

 

-3.58%

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