Forex
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD)
- 52-week range
- $54.90 $118.83
The short version
Where WTI/USD stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
WTI/USD at a glance
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD): Strong Buy, 94/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($90.40 and $86.03).
- Volatility Daily moves average 2.61% (30-day standard deviation).
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD) Strong Buy, with a model score of 94/100.
The trend lifts the score most: the price is 17.87% above its 200-day average and 12.18% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 5.08% above the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $90.40 and the 200-day at $86.03.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from WTI/USD's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
4/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $101.40 is 12.2% above the 50-day simple moving average of $90.40.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 17.9% above the 200-day simple moving average of $86.03.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($90.40) is 5.1% above the 200-day average ($86.03), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 73% of its 52-week range, between $54.90 and $118.83.
WTI/USD share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far WTI/USD has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where WTI/USD sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Key levels
The figures the trade plan is built on.
Key levels
The averages and the year's range that WTI/USD's trade plan is built on.
Short-term trend: WTI/USD is above its 50-day average of $90.40.
Long-term trend: It is above its 200-day average of $86.03.
52-week range: $54.90 to $118.83; the price sits 73% of the way up.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of WTI/USD's drivers and risks.
WTI/USD gained 77.47% over the past year, with the price moving between $54.90 and $118.83 across that stretch.
Day to day, the price moves 2.61% on average (the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns). As a currency pair, WTI/USD reflects the relative value of two currencies, so it responds to anything that changes demand for one against the other, such as interest rate expectations, trade flows and risk appetite.
The 30-day standard deviation of WTI/USD's daily returns is 2.61%.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
3/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 68.5, showing bullish momentum without being overbought.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 68.5 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is positive, so the 12-day average is above the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of WTI/USD
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD) is in an uptrend. The price of $101.40 sits 17.87% above its 200-day average of $86.03 and 12.18% above its 50-day average of $90.40. Sitting at 73% of its 52-week range, the price is 14.66% below the 52-week high of $118.83.
On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 68.5, in the bullish zone, below the overbought line, with the MACD line positive. Every period on the chart shows a gain, with the price up 24.04% over the past three months, 20.73% over the past six months and 77.47% over the past year.
- The two levels to track are the 52-week high at $118.83, overhead, and the 20-day EMA at $93.95, underneath.
- The 14-day RSI is 68.5, within the bullish zone, and the MACD line is positive. Readings above 70 or below 30 signal stretched momentum.
WTI/USD trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($90.40 and $86.03), which is what makes the trend up; losing the 50-day would be the first warning. The nearest level under the price is the 20-day EMA at $93.95.
Overhead, the 52-week high at $118.83 is the next level the price would meet. The RSI is in the bullish band, which backs the current direction while sitting near the overbought threshold.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for WTI/USD, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with WTI/USD at $101.40, its 14-day RSI is 68.5 (showing bullish momentum without being overbought), its 50-day simple moving average is $90.40 and its 200-day is $86.03.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What WTI/USD moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, WTI/USD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is -0.07 with S&P 500 (SPY), -0.08 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), -0.13 with Bitcoin (BTC) and -0.05 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
WTI/USD trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
With leverage, losses on WTI/USD can exceed the deposit, and news can gap the price through these levels. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much WTI/USD tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
WTI/USD's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
0/2Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 2.61% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $20,297, against $35,938 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into WTI/USD in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: WTI/USD trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $20,297 against $35,938.
A $10,000 investment in WTI/USD in October 2016 would be worth about $20,297 today, compared with about $35,938 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark.
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to WTI/USD, and which have not.
Strongest month, September: an average of +6.80%, up in 6 of 10 years.
Weakest month, April: an average of -3.90%, up in 6 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +0.66%, up in 4 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, WTI/USD's strongest calendar month has been September (average +6.80%, up in 6 of 10 years) and its weakest April (average -3.90%, up in 6 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in WTI/USD, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in WTI/USD today could grow to about $10,000 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $55,615 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $1,798. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
WTI/USD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $101 for WTI/USD by 2030 in the base case, from $101 today (1.0x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $34.26. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on WTI/USD's historical return distribution, not price targets.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $58.94 | $101 | $174 | |
| 2028 | $47.08 | $101 | $218 | |
| 2029 | $39.62 | $101 | $260 | |
| 2030 | $34.26 | $101 | $300 | |
| 2031 | $30.14 | $101 | $341 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of WTI/USD's own volatility with no trend assumed, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.