#WTI #CrudeOil Weekly Forecast: Higher Sustained Prices Developing Strength (18-22 March 2024)
After penetrating the 80.000 USD price level on Thursday of last week WTI Crude Oil has shown sustained value and the coming days will be intriguing for speculators. WTI Crude Oil will open trading within eyesight of the 81.000 USD price early Monday. Last week’s trading saw the 80.000 mark penetrated and brushed to the side on early Thursday as speculators seemingly reacted to U.S Inventory data from the previous day, which showed a shortfall of over one million barrels. The U.S and global production is solid, but the price of WTI has been showing a steady flirtation with higher prices since early February. The bullish trend in WTI not only passed the 80.000 USD mark on Thursday, but sustained its momentum without any volatile reversals lower. Since late in February, the 77.000 USD price has acted as rather durable support and did so again this past Tuesday and early on Wednesday. The ability of WTI Crude Oil to start marching upwards on Wednesday and then reach velocity on Thursday i