Crude oil buyers may misinterpret the market’s climb this week as a signal for further gains, exposing themselves to a potential price reversal, according to Cameron Hanover Inc. Oil, rising for a third week in four, will face stronger resistance the closer it gets to $82 a barrel, a one year high reached on Oct. 21, said Peter Beutel, president of the trading adviser in New Canaan, Connecticut. Buyers should watch for the market to settle higher each day before stepping in, rather than take their cues from intraday price swings, he said.
“We need to be careful of bull traps,” Beutel said in an email. “We should probably look for two closes with a second day higher than the first breakout day to confirm that a real breakout has occurred.” Crude oil touched a one week high above $79 a barrel on Dec. 1 as the dollar’s decline against the euro bolstered the investment appeal of commodities including gold.....Read the entire article.
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