30.01.2019 (Business Recorder) - SINGAPORE: Palm oil may slide further into a range of 2,256-2,274 ringgit per tonne, following its failure to break a resistance at 2,322 ringgit.

The resistance is identified as the 276.4 percent projection level on an uptrend from 1,979 ringgit. The failure to overcome this barrier has triggered a decent correction, which may develop further, after extending below the support at 2,304 ringgit.

The uptrend may resume when the contract reaches the target zone, as a bullish pennant suggests a target at 2,390 ringgit.

On the daily chart, palm oil failed to break a resistance at 2,321 ringgit, the 76.4 percent projection level of a downward wave (C) from 2,896 ringgit.

It seems that the contract is falling towards a support at 2,246 ringgit, which is slightly below the range of 2,256-2,274 ringgit.

A break above 2,321 ringgit could lead to a gain to 2,431 ringgit.

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** Wang Tao is a Reuters market analyst for commodities and energy technicals. The views expressed are his own.

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