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A quick look across the landscape on OPEC/Oil hype day in the global markets.
Public optimism in oil was already turning up pre-OPEC. A production cut would get everybody lathered apparently, because rising prices are bullish after all. I pre-bought our heating oil at cheap prices this winter, so bring it on I guess. I am neutral on oil but a big surge from this hype could tilt it bearish. From Sentimentrader.com…
Interesting to see what the most popular tweets were from November (many of which, understandably, were election-related). Click below for easier-to-read version.
I mentioned last night on twitter that at the end of the day there was an unusual situation where ES was holding the weekly pivot there as solid support, and TF had established the weekly pivot as solid resistance. This is a rarity and can’t last long unless they just chop sideways together.
ES built on that weekly pivot support to make a new all time high this morning. Was that bullish? No, as there is nothing inherently bullish about a high retest. Every double top setup requires one and they aren’t bullish. The thing I was watching was what TF was doing with the weekly pivot there ………ES Dec 60min chart:
