Crude oil futures settle at $42.01


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Crude oil futures fall $0.23 or -0.54%

The the price of crude oil futures are settling at $42.01. That’s down -$0.23 or -0.54%. The high for the day reached $42.57. The low reached $41.60.

The prior 6 weeks has seen the crude oil price settle between $40.27 and $41.29. 

  • Week ending Fri 3 July: $40.65 
  • Week ending Fri 10 July: $40.55
  • Week ending Fri 17 July: $40.59
  • Week ending Fri 24 July: $41.29
  • Week ending Fri 31 July: $40.27
  • Week ending Friday 7 August: $41.27

The close this week is $0.75 above the highest close over the 6 weeks. Yippee.

That’s the good news. The bad news is that the price still remains mired in a narrow trading range. 

The 50% of the 2020 range comes in at $41.71 and the price is above that level. The 200 hour MA remains an upside target at $43.52 (green line).  

Crude oil futures fall $0.23 or -0.54%

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