Oil Prices: Watch out for multiyear channel support at $27.25/$25 – SocGen

By FXStreet FXStreet (Delhi) – Research Team at Societe Generale, notes that the Brent is extending the down move after breaching below the advocated level of $35, 2008 lows and also a horizontal support consisting of 2000 highs.

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“It is quite common to witness extended down moves in last leg of downtrends, which are associated with frenzy selling. Brent appears to be currently in that state and is approaching near a significant graphic support zone at $27.25/$25.00, the massive descending channel support drawn from 2008 highs which intercepts 2003 lows and 1997 high. Monthly indicator RSI is probing a multi-decadal support but is still anchored within negative and oversold territory, which shows stabilization signs haven’t emerged yet.

Thus, it would take Brent to re-establish itself back above $35 to suggest the sell-off is ebbing.

Focusing on short-term charts, Brent March’16 contract has been undergoing a steep down move post break below $35.00, as highlighted by the down sloping channel ($29.70-$25). Within this regain of bearish pressure, corrective pullbacks have been short-lived, restricted by the daily Moving Average (at $35.00) and barely retraced between 23.6% and 38.2% of the previous down moves.

Currently, and more importantly after probing the aforementioned level of $27.25/25.00, Brent is forming …read more

Source:: FX Street