The Nymex crude oil futures market this week pushed above $120 a barrel. The market remains very bullish from a technical perspective, with no strong, early chart clues that a market top is close at hand. The next upside price objective for the powerful bulls is pushing prices above resistance at the March spike high of $130.50. Above that lies the all time high of $147.27 scored in 2008. New record highs scored in crude oil prices this summer cannot be ruled out. Stay tuned! —Jim Wyckoff