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  • Crude oil rose above 71.19 May 23 low then dropped about $1 to now trade below $71.00 a barrel.  
  • The bull breakout attempt above 71.00 was met with quite strong selling pressure.  
  • If bulls are not quick in resuming the up move, the bears might take over again and try to drive the market below the 70.00 figure next week.    

Crude oil WTI 15-minute chart  

Spot rate:                     70.66
Relative change:           0.67%      
High:                             71.20
Low:                              69.21

Trend:                           Bearish

Resistance 1:               71.19 May 23 low  
Resistance 2:               72.25 last week’s low  
Resistance 3:               72.83 June 27 swing high  
Resistance 4:               72.53 July 5 low
Resistance 5:               73.00 figure

Support 1:                     70.53 May 24 low  
Support 2:                     70.00 figure    
Support 3:                     69.44 June 25 high
Support 4:                     69.00 figure  
Support 5:                     68.30 demand level