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Crude oil prices have reached a new session low of $64.41, falling below the 100-day moving average of $65.83. The daily chart reveals several support levels between $64.41 and $66.97, with today’s low price testing the bottom of this range.
If prices fall further, targets could include the lower extremes at $60 and potentially $55.15. On the other hand, if prices rise above $66.97 and further past the 200-day moving average of $68.56, it could shift the technical bias upwards, countering the current downward trend.
Significance Of The Moving Averages
The recent move in crude oil, pushing below the 100-day moving average down to $64.41, is more than just a temporary dip. That line, sitting at $65.83, often acts as a generational marker for directional sentiment—it doesn’t guarantee a reversal or continuation, but many use it to assess whether broader forces are gaining strength.
Now, the daily chart outlines a zone of support spanning from $64.41 up to $66.97. This is a patch of ground where pressure from buyers has emerged previously, which means sellers may slow down right here—not necessarily because the news is better, but because prices have reached a point where more participants might choose to enter in the other direction. Below this, we’re watching levels that haven’t been tested in months—round numbers like $60, and eventually the prior long-term base around $55.15. These aren’t arbitrary—if the current slide persists, algorithmic and discretionary traders alike are likely targeting these as next potential destinations.
On the flip side, crossing back above $66.97 is no small task. That’s not just resistance—it’s the upper boundary of the recent neutral zone. If prices force their way through that, and then break above the 200-day moving average at $68.56, short positions become harder to hold. At that point, many would reconsider the balance of risk, as it cases doubt on the momentum’s direction.
Market Positioning And Risk Management
Now, what this suggests for us from a positioning angle is fairly direct. Momentum has tilted negative, and until numbers prove otherwise, sellers appear to have the easier path. Shorter-dated call spreads lose their allure when price action sits well beneath both major moving averages. Volatility sellers, however, may find some edge in selling premium near the $66 handle, as buyers may find it hard to break above sustained resistance without new catalysts.
Risk shouldn’t be managed by headlines but by how flows react around these technical reference points. There’s no lack of energy in this market—swings are wide, opportunities are there, but pricing does not reward delay. For now, we continue to treat each bounce as questionable until that 200-day average begins to slope higher or is definitively reclaimed. Watching volume at the key zones, particularly how we behave around $64.50 and $66.80, will offer more clarity than sentiment polls or inventory numbers.
Everything points to a period where the wide corridor between psychological barriers and trend-defining levels will test patience. Prepare for speed. Adapt positions not to what should happen, but to what price is actually doing. Tighten strategies around shorter expiries, and be ready to fade moves that hit known walls unless something new drives conviction.
