OIL: Oil End of Day Summary: WTI Down 1.4% on Week

• -50,000 0QZ5 97.00/97.25 call spds, 4.25-4.0 ref 96.915

• US equity indexes held inside session ranges late Wednesday, the DJIA underperforming as it looked to extend session lows. Markets still digesting the October FOMC minutes release that showed rate cut opinions "strongly differed". Participants await the release of Nvidia Q3 earnings after the close.
• Currently, the DJIA trades down down 144.48 points (-0.31%) at 45946.4, S&P E-Minis down 6.5 points (-0.1%) at 6632.75, Nasdaq up 24.7 points (0.1%) at 22456.95.
• Communication Services and Information Technology sector shares continued to lead advances in the second half, media & entertainment stocks buoyed the former: Alphabet +3.33%, TKO Group Holdings +1.92%, Take-Two Interactive Software +1.51% and Match Group +0.38%.
• Chip makers primarily supported the tech sector: ON Semiconductor +3.99%, KLA Corp +3.20%, Applied Materials +3.20%, Lam Research +2.99%, Broadcom +2.35%, Seagate Technology +1.87% and NVIDIA +1.83%
• Conversely, Energy and Consumer Staples sector shares continued to underperform, a drop in crude prices (WTI -1.30 at 59.44) weighing on oil and gas stocks: Valero Energy -2.77%, APA -2.73%, EOG Resources -2.58%, Phillips 66 -2.37% and Occidental Petroleum -2.25%.
• Meanwhile, broadline retailers weighed on the Consumer Staples sector: Archer-Daniels-Midland -5.80%, Bunge Global -3.51%, Target -2.78%, Dollar General -2.15% and Estee Lauder Cos -1.92%.

• RES 4: 157.87 High Jan 10
• RES 3: 157.27 3.0% Upper Bollinger Band
• RES 2: 157.24 2.382 projection of the Sep 17 - 26 - Oct 1 price swing
• RES 1: 156.80 High Nov 19
• PRICE: 156.79 @ 17:25 GMT Nov 19
• SUP 1: 153.68 20-day EMA
• SUP 2: 152.82 Low Nov 7   
• SUP 3: 151.74 50-day EMA  
• SUP 4: 150.47 Low Oct 21 

USDJPY rallied again Wednesday, topping several resistance levels to extend the bull run. This also confirms once again, a resumption of the uptrend. Note that moving average studies remain in a bull-mode position, highlighting a dominant uptrend. Sights are on 157.24 next, a Fibonacci projection. Support to watch is 153.68, the 20-day EMA. A clear breach of the average is required to signal scope for a corrective pullback.