Oil: WTI rises more than 2%, to maximum in one week

  • Market in search of stability favors oil recovery.
  • Saudi minister talks about the possibility of cutting production.
  • Technical factors point to further increases in WTI.

The prices of Petroleum they are rising on Tuesday, fueled by a mild rebound in stocks, profit-taking around the dollar and comments from the Saudi Arabian minister about the possibility of a production cut.

The barrel of WTI (trading platforms) broke above the 92.00 zone and climbed to $92.80, reaching the highest level since August 12. It then cut profits and trades at $92.20.

The rallies imply a continuation of the rebound from levels close to $85.20 (recent low) and $86.00 (Aug 22 low). Part of the momentum was helped by comments from the Saudi Arabian Minister of EnergyPrince Abdulaziz bin Salman. He said the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies (OPEC+) may be forced to cut production in the face of recent price movements.

Technically, if it continues above $91.00, the very short-term outlook will be positive for WTI. The next strong resistance is at $94.60, where the highs of August 11 and 12 are.

Technical levels

WTI US OIL

Panorama
Last Price Today 91.77
Today’s Daily Change 1.29
Today’s Daily Change % 1.43
Today’s Daily Opening 90.48
Trends
20 Daily SMA 91.32
50 Daily SMA 98.33
100 Daily SMA 102.85
200 Daily SMA 94.68
levels
Previous Daily High 90.98
Previous Daily Minimum 86.26
Previous Maximum Weekly 91.64
Previous Weekly Minimum 85.39
Monthly Prior Maximum 109.54
Previous Monthly Minimum 88.34
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 89.18
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 88.06
Daily Pivot Point S1 87.5
Daily Pivot Point S2 84.51
Daily Pivot Point S3 82.77
Daily Pivot Point R1 92.23
Daily Pivot Point R2 93.97
Daily Pivot Point R3 96.95

Source: Fx Street

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