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Bears in Control as Crude Oil Breaches Technical Support Levels

By Chinedu Okoye  Crude Drops Below Support: Crude dropped this week to levels unseen in the past three Friday's close. BRENT ended the week to $71.05 just $0.05 above critical support levels prescribed last week ($71), and WTI $0.05 below support at $66.95. (WTI FUTURES in the week) Though both started the week fairly highly bid, they both ended in the red with US Crude drawing down 4.8% from last weeks close more than BRENT's 3.81%, taking the spread to $4.10.   (BRENT FUTURES in the week) The average of both benchmark is also lower and right at the $69 support range. CRUDE PRICE MOVEMENTS (at the close from October 25th through November ):                      25/10    | 01/11    | 08/11.      |15/11 BRENT:        $76.05      $73.65    $73.87    $71.05 WTI:             $71.10      $...