Technically Speaking

Brent Crude Oil: The spot-month contract closed $0.75 higher at $67.62. Though weekly stochastics continue to show the market is overbought, the major (long-term) trend remains up. With monthly stochastics also above 80% the market could soon run out of bullish momentum long-term, and if so the secondary (intermediate-term) trend could turn down again. For now the market continues to be driven by a bullish forward curve.

Crude Oil: The spot-month contract closed $1.02 higher at $61.44. The spot-month contract extended its secondary (intermediate-term) uptrend through the previous high of $60.51 despite weekly stochastics above 90% indicating a sharply overbought situation. The major (long-term) uptrend continues to drive the secondary trend higher.

Distillates: The spot-month contract closed 1.68cts lower at $2.0587. The market's secondary (intermediate-term) trend could be nearing a rollover from up to down. Weekly stochastics are above 90% and in position for a possible bearish crossover. Meanwhile, the spot-month contract has backed off its recent test of major (long-term) resistance at $2.1094. Monthly stochastics are also showing a sharply oversold situation.

Gasoline: RBOB gasoline futures market closed 1.34cts lower at $1.7858. The secondary (intermediate-term) trend remains sideways-to-up with resistance at the previous high of $1.8402. Support is at the 4-week low of $1.6438.

Ethanol: The spot-month contract closed 0.5ct lower at $1.315. The secondary (intermediate-term) trend remains up with initial resistance at $1.371. This price marks the 23.6% retracement level of the previous downtrend from $1.760 through the low of $1.251. Weekly stochastics are bullish below the oversold level of 20%.

Natural Gas: The spot-month contract closed 15.8cts lower at $2.795. The market's secondary (intermediate-term) trend remains sideways with support still seen at $2.521. This price marks the 61.8% retracement level of the previous uptrend from $1.611 through the high of $3.994. Resistance is at $3.084, then $3.258.

Propane (Conway cash price): Conway propane closed 0.25ct lower at $0.9250. Cash propane posted a bearish outside week last week, confirming the market remains in a secondary (intermediate-term) downtrend. The recent rally looks to be Wave B (second wave) of a 3-wave downtrend with cash propane testing resistance between $0.9000 and $0.9422, prices that mark the 50% and 76.4% retracement levels of Wave A from $0.9800 through the low of $0.8200.

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