AMERICAS OIL: Net Bullish Nymex WTI Crude Oil Bets Cut to 14-Year Low: Bloomberg

• RES 4: 0.6441 38.2% retracement of the Sep 30 - Jan 13 downleg  
• RES 3: 0.6429 High Dec 12               
• RES 2: 0.6384 High Dec 13  
• RES 1: 0.6322/31 50-day EMA / High Jan 24
• PRICE: 0.6228 @ 16:32 GMT Jan 29 
• SUP 1: 0.6209 Low Jan 21     
• SUP 3: 0.6165/31 Low Jan 17 / 13 and the bear trigger
• SUP 3: 0.6100 Round number support
• SUP 4: 0.6045 1.500 proj of the Sep 30 - Nov 6 - 7 price swing

The medium-term trend trend condition in AUDUSD is bearish and an important resistance at the 50-day EMA, at 0.6322, remains intact. The reversal lower from last week’s high suggests the possible end of the correction between Jan 13 - 24. A continuation lower would open 0.6131, the Jan 13 low and the bear trigger. On the upside, a clear breach of the 50-day average is required to signal scope for a stronger recovery.  

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