Crude oil price is declining and remains at a risk of more losses below $75.
Important Takeaways for Oil
· Crude oil price started a fresh decline below the $80 support zone.
· There is a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $76.65 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.
Oil Price Technical Analysis
Crude oil price also started a fresh decline from the $81 resistance zone against the US Dollar. The price declined below the $78 level to move into a bearish zone.
The price even settled below the $76.50 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. A low was formed near $75.18 and the price is now consolidating losses. On the upside, an immediate resistance is seen near the $75.85 level.
Oil price Hourly Chart
The 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $78.12 swing high to $75.18 low is also near the $75.85 level. The first major resistance is near the $76.65 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average.
There is also a major bearish trend line forming with resistance near $76.65 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD. The trend line is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $78.12 swing high to $75.18 low.
The next major resistance is near the $78 zone, above which the price might accelerate higher towards $80.00 or even $82.00.
On the downside, an immediate support is near the $75.20 level. The next major support is near the $74.50 level. If there is a downside break, the price might decline towards $73.65. Any more losses may perhaps open the doors for a move towards the $72.00 support zone.
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