WTI crude oil treads water around $78.70, pausing a two-day uptrend, as the market seeks fresh clues during early Tuesday. In doing so, the black gold makes rounds to the 100-bar Exponential Moving Average (EMA).

Although the energy benchmark seesaws around the short-term key EMA, its ability to stay beyond the 200-EMA level of $77.70, joins the bullish MACD signals to keep Oil buyers hopeful.

Also favoring the WTI bulls is the quote’s successful break of the previous resistance line from April 14, now immediate support near $78.20.

Additionally, the confirmation of a “Double bottom” bullish chart formation, via a sustained break of $78.30 trigger-point, adds strength to the bullish bias surrounding the WTI crude oil.

With this, the WTI crude oil buyers are well set to aim for the $80.00 round figure.

However, the previous support line from late March, around $81.05 by the press time, can challenge the WTI buyers, a break of which could quickly propel the quote towards the monthly high of $83.40.

Meanwhile, WTI crude oil sellers need validation from the double bottoms surrounding $76.68.

Following that, a downward trajectory towards the 50% and 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of its March-April upside, near $73.85 and $71.60 in that order, can’t be ruled out.