{"id":3517,"date":"2012-02-16T01:08:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-16T06:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=3517"},"modified":"2012-02-16T01:08:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-16T06:08:40","slug":"commodities-crude-rises-on-iran-tensions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/16\/commodities-crude-rises-on-iran-tensions\/","title":{"rendered":"Commodities: Crude rises on Iran tensions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brent Crude is advancing towards its target of $130\/barrel* after breaking resistance at $115. Respect of the zero line by the last trough on 63-day Twiggs Momentum strengthens the bull signal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-02-16-crude.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Brent Afternoon Markers\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 115 + ( 115 &#8211; 100 ) = 130<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The broader CRB Commodities Index breached its descending trendline but continues to display uncertainty. Breakout above 325 would signal a primary up-trend with an initial target of 350*. A stronger dollar is likely to retard commodity prices.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2012\/2012-02-16-crb.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"CRB Commodities Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;\"><span style=\"color:#999999;\">* Target calculation: 325 + ( 325 &#8211; 300 ) = 350<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brent Crude is advancing towards its target of $130\/barrel* after breaking resistance at $115. Respect of the zero line by the last trough on 63-day Twiggs Momentum strengthens the bull signal. * Target calculation: 115 + ( 115 &#8211; 100 ) = 130 The broader CRB Commodities Index breached its descending trendline but continues to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/02\/16\/commodities-crude-rises-on-iran-tensions\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Commodities: Crude rises on Iran tensions&#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":[8],"tags":[495,861],"class_list":["post-3517","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-gold-commodities","tag-brent-crude","tag-crb-commodities-index"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Commodities: Crude rises on Iran tensions - 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=\"Commodities: Crude rises on Iran tensions - the patient investor\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Brent Crude is advancing towards its target of $130\/barrel* after breaking resistance at $115. 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