Crude oil price is attempting a recovery wave above the $75.50 resistance zone.
Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil
· Crude oil price started a fresh increase from the $73.75 support zone.
· There was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $75.70 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.
Oil Price Technical Analysis
Crude oil price also started a fresh decline from the $80 resistance zone against the US Dollar. The price declined below the $75 level before the bulls appeared near the $73.75 zone.
A low was formed near $73.75 and the price started a decent increase. It was able to clear the $74.00 and $75.00 resistance levels.
Oil Price Hourly Chart
Besides, there was a break above a major bearish trend line with resistance near $75.70 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD. The price even gained pace above the $75.50 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average.
It settled above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $77.63 swing high to $73.75 low. On the upside, the price might face resistance near $76.20.
It is near the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $77.63 swing high to $73.75 low. The first major resistance is near the $77.80 level, above which the price might accelerate higher towards $80.00 or even $82.00.
On the downside, an immediate support is near the $75.50 level. The next major support is near the $74.50 level. If there is a downside break, the price might decline towards $73.75. Any more losses may perhaps open the doors for a move towards the $72.00 support zone.
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