Weekly market structure Week so far
WTI crude oil this week: 26 Oct – 1 Nov 2026
WTI rose 0.3 % over the week, from 102 to 102, in a 5.5 % range: narrower than 100 % of all weeks since January 2026. The week closes at 24:00 UTC Sunday; this page updates until then.
The week on one line
Day by day
| Day | Close | Change | Range | What stood out |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 26 | 101 | −0.64 % | 2.8 % | 2,158,056 WTI traded |
| Tue 27 | 100 | −1.30 % | 3.4 % | The week's low, 99 |
| Wed 28 | 102 | +1.71 % | 3.4 % | 3,151,279 WTI traded |
| Thu 29 | 103 | +0.99 % | 3.5 % | Widest day of the week |
| Fri 30 | 103 | +0.33 % | 2.5 % | The week's high, 105, came here; traded above the upper wall (104) |
| Sat 31 | 103 | −0.47 % | 1.3 % | Traded above the upper wall (103); a 3,345 WTI ask wall at 103 was pulled in Asia |
| Sun 1 | 102 | −0.33 % | 0.9 % | So far. A 3,181 WTI bid wall at 103 was eaten in New York |
Sessions
New York moved the most (Fri to Sun), with an average range of 1.29 %, against 1.06 % in Asia and 0.61 % in London.
New York saw the most walls eaten (1), Asia the most pulled (1).
Liquidity walls
From Friday to Sunday, across the three sessions, 1 walls were eaten, 1 were pulled before price reached them and 0 held. The largest: a 3,345 WTI ask wall at 103, pulled on Saturday; a 3,181 WTI bid wall at 103, eaten on Sunday.
Positioning
The upper wall moved from 104 to 115. The lower wall moved from 93 to 94. The estimated flip moved from 103 on Friday to 102 on Sunday, and price ended the week above it.
What history shows after a narrow week
In the 11 weeks since January 2026 with a range this narrow (the narrowest quarter), the following week was wider in 73 % of cases. Its median range was 9.0 %, against 10.9 % for all weeks. Past behavior, not a prediction.
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