1pm update – oil and energy

US equities are choppy, if still leaning upward. Meanwhile, WTIC is currently -3.9% in the $67s. The energy sector ETF of XLE is currently net lower for the week by -1.3% at $80.29.

USO daily

XLE weekly

Summary

WTIC/USO: oil printed $66.80, not helped by the upside reversal in the dollar. Daily momentum has turned negative. Price action is worse relative to the main market.

XLE: energy stocks are struggling with oil. The sector is m/t broken.

notable stock: OXY

Reflective of the sector.

Equities: sp’60min

Choppy, but still leaning upward. S/t momentum remains fractionally positive. The setup is ‘neutral’ for early Tuesday.