5 Feb 2018
Oil: Prices under pressure - BBH
Light sweet crude oil for March delivery finished off about 1% last week, which was the second week in the past three that prices moved lower, points out the research team at BBH.
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“A stronger US dollar and supply concerns seemed to be the main considerations, even though the two biggest US oil explorers (Exxon and Chevron) reported disappointing production-and profits-). The technicals indicators are decidedly bearish. The Slow Stochastics did not confirm late January high, leaving a bearish divergence in its wake. The RSI and MACDs are moving lower. The low for the week was set on Wednesday near $63.65, ahead of that, there maybe bids near $64.15, where the 20-day moving average is found.”