1pm update – oil and energy

US equities have seen a very significant cooling wave. Meanwhile, WTIC is currently -1.1% in the mid $60s. The energy sector ETF of XLE is currently net lower for the week by -0.8% at $78.15.

USO daily

XLE weekly

Summary

WTIC/USO: oil printed $61.75, if cooling back to the $60s. S/t broken until >$65s. The wild card remains the middle east/Iran

XLE: energy stocks are moderately higher… if fading back with the main market.

notable stock: OXY

Three downgrades today… aren’t helping.

notable nuclear stock: SMR

S/t vulnerable with the main market. Net bullish into May

Equities: sp’60min

We’ve already seen the R2K turn red. It won’t take much for the SPX to follow. I see this as just a cooling wave. 4835 should hold.