US commercial crude oil inventories (excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve) dropped -10m barrels in the week ending August 23. The decline was way larger than expectation of -2.8m barrels fall. At 427.8m barrels, crude oil inventories are at the five year average for this time of year.
WTI crude oil jumps sharply in response to the data release. Focus is now back on 57.32 resistance. Break will resume the rise from 50.43 to 100% projection of 50.43 to 57.32 from 52.84 at 59.73. Overall, WTI is staying in range of 50.64/60.93. Thus, we’d look for resistance from 60.93 to extend range trading.
