Weakness in stocks and strength in the Dollar weighed on oil as Spot Light Crude ($WTIC) and Brent futures fell sharply. The chart below shows Brent Crude ETF (BNO) breaking wedge support with a plunge below 77. The indicator window shows August Brent (^BQ13) falling and testing the wedge trend line.
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About the author:
Arthur Hill, CMT, is the Chief Technical Strategist at TrendInvestorPro.com. Focusing predominantly on US equities and ETFs, his systematic approach of identifying trend, finding signals within the trend, and setting key price levels has made him an esteemed market technician. Arthur has written articles for numerous financial publications including Barrons and Stocks & Commodities Magazine. In addition to his Chartered Market Technician (CMT) designation, he holds an MBA from the Cass Business School at City University in London.
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