{"id":10569,"date":"2014-08-07T02:21:35","date_gmt":"2014-08-07T06:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=10569"},"modified":"2014-08-07T02:21:35","modified_gmt":"2014-08-07T06:21:35","slug":"falling-crude-prices-are-good-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/07\/falling-crude-prices-are-good-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Falling crude prices are good news"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil prices are falling sharply. Nymex Light Crude broke support at $98\/barrel and Brent Crude is testing support at $104. Breach of that support level would confirm a primary down-trend.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"525\" height=\"349\" alt=\"Nymex WTI Crude\" title=\"Nymex WTI Crude\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-08-07-crude.png?resize=525%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The theory has been bandied about that lower crude prices are a Barack Obama strategy to deter Vladimir Putin in East Ukraine. But there are signs of an economic slow-down in Europe, especially Italy, that would hurt demand for Brent Crude. And the Baltic Dry Index, which reflects bulk commodity shipping rates, indicates global trade is at a low ebb. Whichever is correct, low crude prices are welcome &mdash; good for the medium-term outlook of the global economy.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"525\" height=\"363\" alt=\"Baltic Dry Index\" title=\"Baltic Dry Index\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2014\/2014-08-07-bdi.png?resize=525%2C363&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crude oil prices are falling sharply. Nymex Light Crude broke support at $98\/barrel and Brent Crude is testing support at $104. Breach of that support level would confirm a primary down-trend. The theory has been bandied about that lower crude prices are a Barack Obama strategy to deter Vladimir Putin in East Ukraine. But there &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2014\/08\/07\/falling-crude-prices-are-good-news\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Falling crude prices are good news&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,44,26,33,34],"tags":[338,384,495,1163,2527,3614],"class_list":["post-10569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commodities-gold-commodities","category-crude-oil-natural-gas","category-russia-former-ussr","category-uk-europe-countries-regions","category-us-canada-countries-regions","tag-baltic-dry-index","tag-barack-obama","tag-brent-crude","tag-east-ukraine","tag-nymex-light-crude","tag-vladimir-putin"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Falling crude prices are good news - the patient investor<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Falling crude prices are good news - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Crude oil prices are falling sharply. 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Sharply falling 13-week Twiggs Momentum reinforces this. Brent crude is in a similar down-trend. 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Expect strong support at the 2008 low. 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