Monday, May 11, 2009

Crude Oil Closes Lower, Bulls Still Have Technical Advantage


June crude oil closed down $0.28 at $58.35 a barrel today. Prices closed near the session high today after prices Friday hit another fresh four month high. Bulls do still have the near term technical advantage.

June heating oil closed down 189 points at $1.4995 today. Prices closed near mid range today. Bears still have the slight overall technical advantage.

June unleaded gasoline closed down 270 points at $1.6785 today. Prices closed near mid range today. Bulls still have upside technical momentum. However, the market is still short term overbought, technically.

June natural gas closed down 2 1/2 cents at $4.286 today. Prices closed near mid range today. While the bears still have the overall near term technical advantage, the bulls have gained fresh near term technical momentum recently to finally suggest that a major market low is in place.

The June U.S. dollar index closed up 16 points at 82.80 today. Prices closed nearer the session high after hitting a fresh 4 1/2 month low early on today. Short covering in a bear market was featured. Bears still have the near term technical advantage.

The U.S. stock indexes closed mostly lower today on some more profit taking pressure from recent solid gains and on lingering worries about the U.S. economy and when any recovery can be sustained. The bulls need to step up and show fresh power soon to keep their upside momentum going after prices have rallied strongly off the March lows.


Today’s Stock Market Club Trading Triangles


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