CRUDE OIL: With the commodity closing higher on further correction on Wednesday, it faces further upside pressure. On the downside, support lies at the 48.00 level, where a break will expose the 47.00 level. A break will aim at the 46.00 level and then the 45.00 level. Below here will open the door for a run at the 44.00 level. On the upside, resistance resides at the 50.00 level, where a break will expose the 51.00 level followed by the 52.00 level. A cut through here will aim at the 53.00 level. All in all, crude oil remains biased to the downside medium term.
