On the daily chart, the break above a resistance at $70.75 turned out to be invalid. The contact could be pulling back towards the uptrend trendline of a wedge.
A fall from the current level may be limited to the support zone of $68.78-$69.20. On the daily chart, oil is poised to break a resistance at $70.75 and rise to $73.50.
On the daily chart, the consolidation from the March 8 high of $71.38 is being shaped into a wedge which looks like a bullish continuation pattern, to be followed by a rally.
Brent crude futures were down 30 cents, or 0.4%, at $68.16 a barrel by 1004 GMT, having jumped 3% on Monday. US West Texas Intermediate futures were off 42 cents, or 0.6%, at $65.63 a barrel, after gaining 3.9% the previous session.
Still, the global recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic is patchy, indicating a mixed outlook for oil demand.
On the daily chart, the consolidation from the March 8 high of $71.38 is being shaped into a triangle which may be confirmed as a bullish continuation pattern, to be followed by a round of rally.
The contract has broken a support at $62.13. The next support will be at $60.98, around which a bounce may occur, as this support will be stronger than the one at $62.13.