Keep An Eye On This Key Technical Level For Oil Heading Into The Election


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This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


The incredible volatility in the crude oil market has continued throughout the summer. After dipping as low as $26/bbl back in February, WTI crude oil prices nearly doubled in a matter of about four months. Once the run peaked above $51/bbl in June, oil prices once again performed a complete 180-degree pivot and slid straight back down to below $40/bbl by early August.

WTI quickly bounced off the $40 support level and logged seven consecutive days of gains this month to once again climb back above $49. But with WTI now hovering between $46 and $49, which technical levels should traders be watching?

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According to Turning Point Analytics, $40/bbl is the key to WTI maintaining its bullish technical picture.

“TPA has said that Crude’s low on 2/11/16 was probably the most important macro event in the past 12 months as it coincided with stocks rallying, a broadening of the market rally, a high yield rally, and a reduction in bond risk spreads,” Turning Point wrote in a new report. However, if WTI doesn’t hold that critical $40 level, all of the other markets mentioned above could be hit hard as well.

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In addition to the $40 support level, Turning Point highlighted $52 resistance and $62 resistance as other technical levels to watch.

So far in 2016, the United States Oil Fund LP (ETF) (NYSE: USO) is down 1.4 percent.


27% profit every 20 days?

This is what Nic Chahine averages with his option buys. Not selling covered calls or spreads… BUYING options. Most traders don’t even have a winning percentage of 27% buying options. He has an 83% win rate. Here’s how he does it.


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