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FxWirePro: Supply concerns keep upside pressure on US oil, break above 21-EMA to see further upside

Supply concerns return to haunt oil markets as Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends shipments through Red Sea lane. Further, easing tensions over a possible EU-US trade war continues to lift commodity markets. EIA data this…

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FxWirePro: Supply concerns keep upside pressure on US oil, break above 21-EMA to see further upside
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  • Supply concerns return to haunt oil markets as Saudi Arabia temporarily suspends shipments through Red Sea lane.
     
  • Further, easing tensions over a possible EU-US trade war continues to lift commodity markets.
     
  • EIA data this wee showed US commercial crude oil inventories decreased by 6.1 million barrels from previous week, adding to upside pressure.
     
  • WTI oil price has paused upside after 3 successive session's of gains, hovers around 21-EMA.
     
  • Price action holds above daily cloud and finds immediate support at 55-EMA at 69.04.
     
  • Breakout at 21-EMA could see further upside, while on the other side, retrace below 55-EMA could drag the pair lower.

Support levels - 69.04 (55-EMA), 68.90 (5-DMA), 68.25 (cloud)

Resistance levels - 69.65 (21-EMA), 70, 70.15 (July 19 high)

FxWirePro Currency Strength Index: FxWirePro's Hourly USD Spot Index was at 70.032 (Neutral) at 0745 GMT. For more details on FxWirePro's Currency Strength Index, visit http://www.fxwirepro.com/currencyindex. 
 

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