WTI Crude Daily 16Mar



Friday's Auction

As noted in Fri's analysis, focus on response to 44.80s-45.40s, into Mon's auction was key as selling interest entered early in the Asia auction, ultimately driving price lower toward the Avg Daily Range Low. Focus into Tue's auction on response to the Stopping Point Low, 42.85s, at/near Major Structural Support.





Monday's Micro-Blog Excerpt I

Noted during Monday's auction
(highlighted in yellow) :
  • Initiative sell programs (ISP), 44.15s-44.10s, enter. Expectation for price discovery lower.
  • A Structural Selling Tail, 44.50s-44.25s, held, implying potential for price discovery lower. Key downside reference levels, Fri's Low (43.57s) and the Avg Daily Range Low (43.06s). 
  • Price discovery lower developed toward Fri's Low, sellside momentum low achieved at/near 43.18s, near the Avg Daily Range Low before the Stopping Point Low, 42.85s, was achieved.





Monday's Micro-Blog Excerpt II

Noted during Monday's auction
(highlighted in yellow):
  • Price discovery toward the Avg Daily Range Low, where a Bullish divergence of Price and Volume Delta developed. 
  • Responsive buy programs (RBP) enter at/near 43.05s-43.10s before short covering inventory adjustment develops.
  • Buyside momentum extreme developing at/near 43.30s, before the the price high near 44s capped the market, developing Balance.






Monday's Auction
via The Daily