SINGAPORE: Brent oil may rise into $75.36-$75.87 range, as it has broken a resistance at $74.52 per barrel.

The correction occurred earlier than expected, which was supposed to be triggered by the falling trendline. Bulls may have accumulated enough momentum to break the trendline and rise into the target zone.

A failure to break the trendline will have a strong bearish indication that the downtrend from the July 6 high of $77.84 may resume.

Support is at $73.85, a break below which could cause a fall into $72.33-$73.17 range. On the daily chart, oil broke a resistance at $73.50. It is expected to rise towards $77.96.

Brent oil may edge up to $75.36

The contract has completed a pullback towards $73.50, it may not revisit this level.

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