Just Like the Good Old Days....Crude Oil Down, Natural Gas Up

Crude oil closed down $1.05 a barrel at $83.00 today. Prices closed nearer the session low today and scored a bearish “outside day” down on the daily bar chart. The stronger U.S. dollar index weighed on crude oil prices today. The crude bears still have the solid overall near term technical advantage. There are still no early technical clues to suggest a market bottom is close at hand.

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Natural gas closed up 17.7 cents at $2.644 today. Prices closed near the session high again today and hit a fresh four week high. Short covering and bargain hunting were featured again today. Bulls have gained good upside near term technical momentum recently to suggest a market low is in place. Bulls and bears are now on a level near term technical playing field.

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Gold futures closed down $0.70 an ounce at $1,627.30 today. Prices closed nearer the session high today on some chart consolidation following recent gains. The key “outside markets” were bearish for gold today as the U.S. dollar index was higher and crude oil prices were lower. Yet, gold managed to have only small losses, which does suggest safe haven demand for gold is present. Gold market bulls have the slight near term technical advantage.

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