Waning momentum, it looks like crude is getting tired as it is going up at a slower pace
Collision with its respective moving average: on here we have it set for the 50-period EMA
Event risk of news resolving the issues at hand that provided for a catalyst in oil; lack of fuel to the fire
The risk/reward ratio for taking this trading in crude oil futures is appropriate, it would make sense to keep the trade running if oil continues to drop