Oil Price on Cusp of Testing May High

The price of oil is on the cusp of testing the May high ($64.19) after closing above the 50-Day SMA ($62.04) for the first time since April, with a break/close above $64.20 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) bringing the April high ($71.16) on the radar.

Need a move/close above the $70.30 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) to $71.90 (38.2% Fibonacci retracement) zone to open up the February high ($73.84), but lack of momentum to push/close above $64.20 (61.8% Fibonacci retracement) may keep the price of oil within the April range.

Failure to defend the advance from the weekly low ($61.06) may push crude back toward the $58.70 (78.6% Fibonacci extension) to $60.50 (78.6% Fibonacci retracement) region, with the next area of interest coming in around the May low ($54.84).

--- Written by David Song, Senior Strategist at FOREX.com