1 Jul 2015
WTI nose-dives near $57.50
FXStreet (Edinburgh) - The barrel of WTI is dropping more than 3% on Wednesday and returning to sub-$58.00 levels.
WTI weaker on inventories, USD
Crude oil prices are rapidly losing ground today after the EIA’s weekly report showed crude inventories unexpectedly increased by almost 2.4 million barrels during last week. Recall that traders were expecting a drop of nearly 2.1 million barrels.
Collaborating with the slump, the greenback continues to gather pace in response to the uncertainty emanating from Greece and the auspicious prints from the US docket.
Further bad news for the WTI came after OPEC’s output during June remained on the rise, while Iran nuclear talks with the Western powers remain another drag for prices in light of the July 7th deadline.
WTI relevant levels
WTI is now retreating 3.03% at $57.67 facing the next support at $57.21 (low Jun.5) ahead of $56.51 (low May 28) and then $56.07 (low Apr.28). On the other hand, a break above $61.83 (high Jun.2) would open the door to $61.91 (high Jun.11) and finally $62.22 (high Jun.10).
WTI weaker on inventories, USD
Crude oil prices are rapidly losing ground today after the EIA’s weekly report showed crude inventories unexpectedly increased by almost 2.4 million barrels during last week. Recall that traders were expecting a drop of nearly 2.1 million barrels.
Collaborating with the slump, the greenback continues to gather pace in response to the uncertainty emanating from Greece and the auspicious prints from the US docket.
Further bad news for the WTI came after OPEC’s output during June remained on the rise, while Iran nuclear talks with the Western powers remain another drag for prices in light of the July 7th deadline.
WTI relevant levels
WTI is now retreating 3.03% at $57.67 facing the next support at $57.21 (low Jun.5) ahead of $56.51 (low May 28) and then $56.07 (low Apr.28). On the other hand, a break above $61.83 (high Jun.2) would open the door to $61.91 (high Jun.11) and finally $62.22 (high Jun.10).