Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Barclays Technical Analysis: Oil’s Trend Line Key to $75


Crude oil futures may surpass this year’s $75 a barrel high if prices for the most active contract close above their 100 day moving average and a six month trend line, according to technical analysis by Barclays Capital.

November crude oil on the New York Mercantile Exchange has settled above its 100 day rolling mean each day for the past week. While this signals potential for gains, for prices to rally the contract must also close over a line connecting the lowest points between February and July, Barclays said.

“A close above these indicators would point to a push towards the high end of the range that’s held since the middle of June,” Barclays analyst MacNeil Curry said in a telephone interview from New York“.....Read the entire article.

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