Brent Crude Oil: General analysis
Current trend
From the opening of the morning trading session the oil prices are growing against yesterday lowering to the level of 54.96. The weakening dollar supports the oil price. The lowering of the dollar is due to the recent speech of the President of the USA, when he accented on the protectionist measures towards the USA economy, while investors were waiting for more specific plans of USA fiscal reformation. The price are also supported by the oil production limitation by OPEC and non-OPEC countries. On the OPEC members meeting on January, 22, in Vienna, it was reported that the world oil production level has lowered by 1.7 million barrels per day. As a result the UKBrent price is reaching the level of 56.14. Today the API Weekly Crude Oil Stock index due at 23:30 (GMT+2) in the USA is worth traders attention.
Support and resistance levels
Support levels: 55.73, 54.96, 54.06.
Resistance levels: 56.14, 57.15, 58.20.
Trading tips
On the 4-hour chart the technical indicators reflects the possibility of growth. The Bollinger Bands are pointed upwards. The MACD histogram is in the positive zone, its volumes are rising, giving a buy signal.
In the current situation open long positions after the breakdown and consolidation of the price above the level of 56.14 with the target at 57.15 and stop loss at 55.80.
If the price is set below the middle line of the Bollinger Bands at the level of 55.25, the downward trend can develop. In that scenario open short positions with the targets at 54.96, 54.08 and stop loss at 55.60.