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| Price | ▼ 0.72% | ▲ 0.52% | ▼ 0.24% | ▲ 0.30% |
| Energy | ▲ 3.3 | ▲ 8.2 | ▲ 5.4 | ▲ 4.6 |
Trend of Bear Critical USOIL 1H
▸When USOIL is in Bear Critical:
- then USOIL moved to higher Market State: 2,111 times — 69.3%
- then USOIL moved to lower Market State: 936 times — 30.7%
▸Current USOIL market energy: -71.21%
- Distance to upper bound of Bear Critical (at -60%): 11.21%
- Distance to lower bound of Bear Critical (at -74.5%): 3.29%
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Right as the 1H candle closes, Result for USOIL: Bear Critical of Market Energy.
Looking at the Market Energy reading, Energy delta +4.6%: Market Energy at -71.2%, previously -75.8%.
Time in Bear Critical energy zone: 1 1H Candle
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Over the past 5 days, USOIL Market Energy ranged from -99.3 to +86.
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What did USOIL price and energy show when this 1H candle closed?
When the 1H candle at 01:00 on 18-02-2026 closed, USOIL was at 62.387, up 0.3% from the previous candle (62.199). Market Energy was -71.2%, up 4.6 points from -75.8%, in the Bear Critical state — controlled by sellers. The Bear Critical zone spans -74.5% to -60%.
How much did USOIL price move on this 1H candle, and how large is that historically?
USOIL closed at 62.387, up 0.3% from the previous 1H candle (62.199). This rise is larger than 64% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for USOIL, across 42,186 candles since 2019.
How did USOIL Market Energy change from the previous candle?
Market Energy rose 4.6 percentage points from the previous candle — from -75.8% to -71.2%. This rise is larger than 35% of past rises on the 1H timeframe for USOIL.
Do USOIL price and energy agree?
Yes. This candle recorded price moving up in the same direction as energy. This describes the candle that just closed; it does not say where price goes next.
What state was USOIL in on the previous 1H candle?
The previous 1H candle had USOIL at -75.8%, Bear Extreme — when this candle closed, USOIL moved up to a higher zone: Bear Extreme → Bear Critical.
Where does USOIL energy sit within the Bear Critical zone?
At -71.2%, USOIL is 11.21 points from the upper boundary of Bear Critical (-60%) and 3.29 points from the lower boundary (-74.5%) — so energy sits closer to the lower boundary at candle close.
What does Bear Critical mean?
Bear Critical is one of 7 Market States in 2AiTrading's Market Energy model, applied consistently across every asset class, market and timeframe.
See the full Bear Critical definition →How are the broader market indices trending?
Based on each index's latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close: SPX500 (US equities) in Bull Bias with energy 44%; GER40 (European equities) in Bull Extreme with energy 79.8%. Against this backdrop, USOIL (Bear Critical, -71.2%) lower than SPX500, GER40.
How is the US Dollar Index (DXY) trending?
Based on the latest completed H1 candle as of this candle close, the US Dollar Index (DXY) was in Bear Bias with Market Energy -49.5%. USOIL (Bear Critical) and DXY currently sit on the same Bear side.
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