As crude oil has been nearing the top of its trend channel, we’ve been looking for low-risk opportunities to short oil. 

The proximity to trend channel resistance is not the only reason for our bearish disposition however.

Investors have become increasingly more bullish on oil, and trade seems to be nearing the end of a wave 4 rally (according to Elliott Wave Theory).

Waves 4 are choppy and unpredictable. In fact, this wave 4 has gone on further than we expected.

In an attempt to provide some clarity, the Profit Radar Report published the chart below on June 24.

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Based on this interpretation of the wave structure, oil needed one more rally above 75 before a massive decline.

The July 1 Profit Radar Report stated that:

“This is another window of opportunity for oil to turn lower, however, another strong close would likely erase the short-term RSI-35 and on balance volume divergence. A quick spike to 75 followed by an intraday reversal would be a picture perfect beginning of a reversal with significant down side potential (see June 20 PRR).

Not all signals are alligned for a good sell signal, but it's worth taking a stab.

We will short crude oil if it moves above 75 on Monday or Tuesday or short the United States Oil Fund (USO) if it moves above 15.20 on Monday or Tuesday.”

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On Tuesday, July 3, crude oil briefly spiked above 75 (USO above 15.20) before reversing lower.

As seen on the weekly chart, there’s another strong resistance cluster just below 80. We can’t yet rule out a move to this level.

For now we got an excellent low-risk entry point to go short, and as long as trade remains below Fibonacci resistance at 72.55, we are looking for lower prices (next support: 69.50). Continued updates for oil, gold, silver, US dollar and stocks are available via the Profit Radar Report. 

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