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- Daily Energy Market Update July 27, 2026
Crude oil is trading sharply lower to begin the week as a portion of last week's geopolitical risk premium unwinds. Reports over the weekend pointed to a pause in U.S.-Iran military activity and renewed diplomatic efforts, reducing some immediate concerns around potential supply disruptions. While uncertainty in the Middle East remains elevated, the market is reassessing the near-term risk of further escalation.
Recent positioning data suggest speculative investors generally added to bullish exposure across crude and refined products, leaving positioning more extended following the recent rally. That backdrop may be contributing to today's decline as some participants reduce risk following the sharp advance. At the same time, prompt spreads remain in backwardation, suggesting the physical market continues to reflect relatively firm near-term fundamentals despite the pullback in outright prices.
Attention now turns to whether the current move develops into a broader technical correction or proves to be a retracement within the existing uptrend. With several major central bank decisions scheduled this week, macroeconomic developments may begin to compete with geopolitical headlines for market direction, particularly if tensions in the Middle East remain relatively contained.
Crude (Cont. Contract)
Crude oil is set to open down $5.88 at $83.44, extending the downside follow-through that began after Friday's reversal. On Friday, crude closed back inside the upper Bollinger Band and below the 100-day moving average after briefly closing above that level for the first time in six weeks.
The overnight session opened with a significant gap lower from Friday's close of $89.31. Price is now trading back below the 50-day moving average, a further sign that short-term momentum has shifted to the downside.
Despite the sharp two-day decline, crude remains technically overbought. However, momentum has clearly turned lower, suggesting there is still room for the current pullback to continue.
Key levels
Resistance
84.04 – 50-day moving average
87.68 – Gap fill
90.52 – 100-day moving average
Support
80.27 – 50% Fibonacci retracement (July 3 low to July 23 high)
77.15 – 61.8% Fibonacci retracement
75.59 – 200-day moving average
Crude (Cont. Contract)
Heating Oil (HOQ6)
Heating oil is also set to open sharply lower at 3.9986 after gapping down overnight. The overnight low is the lowest level traded in more than a week, although prices remain a decent distance above the major moving averages.
Momentum remains overbought but has clearly turned lower, suggesting the recent upside move is losing strength and additional downside follow-through is possible.
Key levels
Resistance
4.0744 – Top of Friday's gap
4.2888 – High from last Thursday
4.4100 – Upper Bollinger Band
Support
3.6657 – Middle Bollinger Band (20-day moving average)
3.5115 – 50-day moving average
3.3770 – 100-day moving average
Heating Oil (HOU6)
Crude Spread (CLZ6/CLZ7)
The crude oil spread is down 1.67 at 6.40 heading into the U.S. session. The overnight low stalled just above a key area of technical confluence, with the 50-day moving average at 5.85 and the 100-day moving average at 5.89 providing initial support.
Momentum has also turned lower from very overbought levels, suggesting the spread may continue to test lower prices in the near term.
Key levels
Resistance
8.07 – Friday's close
9.57 – High for the move last Thursday
9.89 – Upper Bollinger Band
Support
5.85–5.89 – 50-day and 100-day moving averages
5.01 – 20-day moving average
2.75 – 200-day moving average
Crude Spread (CLZ6/CLZ7)
Natural Gas Market Overview
Natural Gas (NGU26)
Natural gas is opening down 0.099 at 2.790. Friday produced a bearish reversal in the form of a bearish engulfing pattern after price tested resistance at the 20-day moving average (2.989).
The overnight session opened with a gap lower, pushing natural gas below the bottom of its recent trading range. A close below the two-week range low at 2.810 would confirm the downside breakout. However, follow-through may be limited, as momentum remains deeply oversold and has crossed higher, indicating that upside momentum is beginning to build.
Key levels
Resistance
2.810 – Bottom of the two-week range
2.967 – 20-day moving average
3.094 – 50-day moving average
Support
2.768 – Overnight low
2.699 – Lower Bollinger Band
Natural Gas (NGU26)
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