Crude Oil Futures: CL 5 Minute MACD Prediction vs What Happened, October 26, 2026
Searching “crude oil futures”? Here is WTI crude oil futures (CL) on the 5 minute chart: at 12:30 PM ET on Monday, October 26, 2026 the LiveCharts.AI prediction had the MACD heading down over the next 30 bars, and the MACD went down.
See LiveCharts.AI in action — predicted candlesticks and indicators, 30 bars into the future, before they occur:
Every session since October 6: the 12:30 PM MACD prediction on the CL 5 minute chart
The MACD prediction made at 12:30 PM ET went the right way over the next 30 bars on 14 of 14 sessions; always guessing the same direction would have been right on 10.
| Session | Predicted MACD | What happened | Same direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Oct 26 | down | down | yes |
| Fri Oct 23 | down | down | yes |
| Thu Oct 22 | up | up | yes |
| Wed Oct 21 | up | up | yes |
| Tue Oct 20 | down | down | yes |
| Mon Oct 19 | down | down | yes |
| Fri Oct 16 | down | down | yes |
| Wed Oct 14 | down | down | yes |
| Tue Oct 13 | down | down | yes |
| Mon Oct 12 | down | down | yes |
| Fri Oct 9 | down | down | yes |
| Thu Oct 8 | up | up | yes |
| Wed Oct 7 | up | up | yes |
| Tue Oct 6 | down | down | yes |
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Based on LiveCharts.AI's recorded predictions compared with what the market actually did.
What it does and does not say
This page records what the LiveCharts.AI MACD prediction said for CL on the 5 minute chart and what the MACD did next. It does not describe any indicator reading as a reason to act.