US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures fell 24 cents, or 0.3%, to $69.75 a barrel at 0200 GMT, while Brent crude futures fell 13 cents, or 0.2%, to $72.90 a barrel
Broader investor risk aversion also weighed on oil with the US dollar jumping to a nine-month high on signs the US Federal Reserve is considering reducing stimulus this year
Three smaller waves make up this wave. The current wave c has briefly travelled above its 76.4% projection level of $71.85. Chances are it may extend to $72.71
A fall from the current level may be limited to the support zone of $68.78-$69.20. On the daily chart, oil is poised to break a resistance at $70.75 and rise to $73.50.