17 Dec 2014
WTI Crude falls ahead of the weekly supply data
FXStreet (Mumbai) - Crude prices in the US declined ahead of the weekly supply data from the Energy Information Agency.
WTI Crude for February delivery is trading 2.67% lower at USD 54.73/barrel, compared to the previous session’s close of USD 56.26/barrel. The EIA data is expected to show oil supplies fell by 1.9 million barrels last week, while the refineries are expected to have ran at 95.3% of capacity, an unusually high rate, to take advantage of cheap domestic crude supplies.
Moreover, the data comes a day after the American Petroleum Institute showed a 1.9-million-barrel build in crude supplies. Concerns of oversupply may be amplified further if the EIA data shows a higher build up of inventories that the median estimates.
WTI Crude Technical Levels
Crude has an immediate support located at 54.46, under which prices can fall to 53.95 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 54.97 and 55.61 levels.
WTI Crude for February delivery is trading 2.67% lower at USD 54.73/barrel, compared to the previous session’s close of USD 56.26/barrel. The EIA data is expected to show oil supplies fell by 1.9 million barrels last week, while the refineries are expected to have ran at 95.3% of capacity, an unusually high rate, to take advantage of cheap domestic crude supplies.
Moreover, the data comes a day after the American Petroleum Institute showed a 1.9-million-barrel build in crude supplies. Concerns of oversupply may be amplified further if the EIA data shows a higher build up of inventories that the median estimates.
WTI Crude Technical Levels
Crude has an immediate support located at 54.46, under which prices can fall to 53.95 levels. Meanwhile, resistance is seen at 54.97 and 55.61 levels.