Brent oil biased to drop to $105.88

SINGAPORE: Brent oil is biased to drop to $105.88 per barrel, as indicated by two head-and-shoulders patterns and a Fibonacci retracement analysis.

Oil has pierced deep below a support at $107.35, the 23.6 percent Fibonacci retracement on the rise from the June 24 low of $99.67 to the recent high of $109.72.

Even though it is hovering around the support within a neutral range of $106.25-107.85, oil is expected to eventually drop to the next support at $105.88, the 38.2 percent retracement.

The reason behind such a bearish view is that two head-and-shoulders patterns have been confirmed, both pointing to a target lower than $104.70, the 50 percent retracement.

A rise above $108 will signal oil has completed the first leg of the current downtrend, and a further rebound towards$109.20 could be likely.

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