Based on a long-term analysis of historical data, the average positive and negative daily returns are approximately 1.77% and -1.96% , respectively. The estimated daily return in both directions based on their probability of occurrence is 0.92% and -0.94% . Friday´s return was -0.47% . Our scoring is currently positive (1 ) for the month-on-month change and 2 for price indexation. Both scorings range from -3 up to 3 . Indexation is currently in the initial growth phase of the cycle. The estimated cycles development based on our analytical system is shown in the following chart.
Source: WALFIR
Different moving averages (MAs) help us better identify trends across multiple time frames. We use 3 basic MAs to find out which sentiment dominates each horizon. The purple line represents the monthly , the green line the 6 months and the yellow line the annual moving average. The WTI is in bearish sentiment in the case of monthly MA, after falling below it last month. As we can see in the chart below, the 6 months and annual MAs still support bullish sentiment.
Source: WALFIR
In the last month, we have witnessed more declining trends, with the maximum level reaching 4 consecutive days. Upward trends did not exceed more than 7 days in the same period. However, the rise in prices was expected after last year’s crash. We could use the average annual ATR (Average True Range) obtained from daily data (6.08% ) to estimate Stop Loss orders for our positions. The current value is 1.65% . Approximately 90% confidence interval (return between -3.6% and 3.6% ) is shown in the histogram below by a red rectangle.
Source: WALFIR
We could use the last decile of low to high returns (6.00% ) to estimate Profit Targets, as shown in the chart below.
Source: WALFIR
The basic technical analysis points to a slightly positive sentiment with a sideways price development in recent weeks. The WTI is currently very close to the short-term moving average and psychological level of 60.00 . This could be strong support for bulls. However, if the price continues to fall, the next stop could be the demand zone (green rectangle), where the Fibonacci retracement level of 23.60% is also, along with a psychological level of 50.00 . Until then, there could be a long-term moving average. In addition, the divergence between price development and the RSI created in the last 2 months could support this scenario. This would represent a very similar percentage decrease as last autumn.
Source: TradingView
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