Forex
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD)
- 52-week range
- $54.90 $118.83
The short version
Where WTI/USD stands today, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
WTI/USD at a glance
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD): Strong Buy, 85/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Up: the price is above both its 50- and 200-day moving averages ($92.14 and $86.92).
- Volatility Daily moves average 2.26% (30-day standard deviation).
Figures as of October 22, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
CleaRank rates Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD) Strong Buy, with a model score of 85/100.
The trend lifts the score most: the price is 12.92% above its 200-day average and 6.52% above its 50-day average, and the 50-day average is 6.01% above the 200-day. The 50-day average stands at $92.14 and the 200-day at $86.92. Over the past year the price rose 65.26%.
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 $98.15 is 6.5% above the 50-day simple moving average of $92.14.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 12.9% above the 200-day simple moving average of $86.92.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($92.14) is 6.0% above the 200-day average ($86.92), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 68% 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 $92.14.
Long-term trend: It is above its 200-day average of $86.92.
52-week range: $54.90 to $118.83; the price sits 68% of the way up.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of WTI/USD's drivers and risks.
Crude Oil WTI Spot / US Dollar (WTI/USD) gained 65.26% across the last twelve months, with its price moving between $54.90 and $118.83.
Day to day, the price moves 2.26% on average (the 30-day standard deviation of daily returns). As a traded commodity contract, WTI/USD responds to shifts in supply, industrial and investment demand, and the US dollar.
WTI/USD's daily returns have a 30-day standard deviation of 2.26%. Measured from its 52-week high of $118.83, the price is 17.40% below that peak.
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 56.8, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 56.8 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.
WTI/USD is in an uptrend. Its price of $98.15 sits 12.92% above its 200-day average of $86.92, and it also stands 6.52% above its 50-day average of $92.14. Within its 52-week range, which runs from a low of $54.90 to a high of $118.83, the price occupies 68%.
Every period on the chart shows a gain, with the price up 6.24% over the past three months, 1.19% over the past six months and 65.26% over the past year. On momentum, the 14-day RSI reads 56.8, in the neutral zone, with the MACD line positive.
- Keep an eye on the two closest levels: the 52-week high at $118.83 overhead and the 20-day EMA at $96.17 underneath the price.
- With the MACD line positive, the 14-day RSI at 56.8 sits in the neutral zone. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
WTI/USD trades above its 50-day and 200-day moving averages ($92.14 and $86.92), 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 $96.17.
The 52-week high at $118.83 is the next level overhead. The 14-day RSI of 56.8 is in the neutral band, between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for WTI/USD, from its daily closes.
As of October 22, 2026, with WTI/USD at $98.15, its 14-day RSI is 56.8 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $92.14 and its 200-day is $86.92.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 22, 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 22, 2026, WTI/USD's 1-year correlation of daily returns is -0.07 with S&P 500 (SPY), -0.08 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), -0.14 with Bitcoin (BTC) and -0.06 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 2.26% 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 $19,360, against $35,976 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: $19,360 against $35,976.
A $10,000 investment in WTI/USD in October 2016 would be worth about $19,360 today, compared with about $35,976 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 $55,656 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $1,797. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
WTI/USD 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $98.15 for WTI/USD by 2030 in the base case, from $98.15 today (1.0x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $33.14. 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 | $57.03 | $98.15 | $169 | |
| 2028 | $45.55 | $98.15 | $211 | |
| 2029 | $38.33 | $98.15 | $251 | |
| 2030 | $33.14 | $98.15 | $291 | |
| 2031 | $29.16 | $98.15 | $330 |
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 22, 2026.