CL Crude Oil Futures Weekly Chart Analysis: 2025-Aug-18 07:05 CT

Price Action

• Last: 62.29,
• Bars: Medium,
• Mom: Momentum slow.

WSFG Weekly

• Short-Term
• WSFG Current: 3%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Above,
• WSFG Trend: Up.

MSFG Month Aug

• Intermediate-Term
• MSFG Current: -59%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Below,
• MSFG Trend: Down.

YSFG Year 2025

• Long-Term
• YSFG Current: -5%
• F0%/NTZ' Bias: Price Below,
• YSFG Trend: Down.

Swing Pivots

• (Short-Term) 1. Pvt. Trend: DTrend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 2. HiLo Trend: UTrend,
• 3. Pvt. Evolve: Pvt low 61.25,
• 4. Pvt. Next: Pvt high 73.91,
• 5. Levels R: 101.04, 94.62, 80.82, 74.04, 75.04, 74.93,
• 6. Levels S: 61.25, 50.41, 50.42, 48.62, 39.23, 33.24.

Weekly Benchmarks

• (Intermediate-Term) 5 Week: 63.75 Down Trend,
• (Intermediate-Term) 10 Week: 63.15 Down Trend,
• (Long-Term) 20 Week: 65.72 Down Trend,
• (Long-Term) 55 Week: 65.44 Down Trend,
• (Long-Term) 100 Week: 64.98 Down Trend,
• (Long-Term) 200 Week: 60.72 Up Trend.

Recent Trade Signals

• 18 Aug 2025: Short CL 10-25 @ 61.98 Signals.USAR.TR120
• 17 Aug 2025: Short CL 10-25 @ 61.81 Signals.USAR-WSFG

Overall Rating

• Short-Term: Bearish,
• Intermediate-Term: Bearish,
• Long-Term: Bearish.

Key Insights Summary

Crude oil futures are currently exhibiting a bearish structure across most timeframes. Price action is subdued, with medium-sized bars and slow momentum, reflecting a lack of strong directional conviction. The short-term WSFG trend is up, but this is countered by a dominant downtrend in both the intermediate (MSFG) and long-term (YSFG) session fib grids, with price trading below their respective NTZ/F0% levels. Swing pivot analysis shows a short-term downtrend, while the intermediate-term HiLo trend remains up, suggesting some underlying support but not enough to reverse the broader weakness. Key resistance levels are clustered in the mid-70s to low-100s, while support is established at 61.25 and lower. All major weekly moving averages (except the 200-week) are trending down, reinforcing the prevailing bearish sentiment. Recent trade signals have triggered short entries, aligning with the overall negative bias. The market appears to be in a corrective or consolidation phase within a larger downtrend, with volatility contained and no clear signs of a reversal. This environment may reflect ongoing macroeconomic pressures, seasonal demand shifts, or persistent supply-side factors weighing on crude prices.