Oil has been crushed lately as global demand looks to be stalling. Problems in Europe, China and India could mean a major drop in the usage of oil. While the bears are out in full force, oil has already dropped sharply. In addition, oil is coming into major support.

Nearly every trading session when the U.S. Dollar Index futures (DX-M2) are stronger before the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) they will sell off after the open. Yesterday, and today are perfect examples of this phenomenon. Obviously, we should all know by now that a weaker dollar will ultimately help to inflate the stock markets higher.

This morning, the United States Gasoline Fund (NYSEARCA:UGA) is trading higher by 0.08 cents to $57.19 a share. The UGA is just $1.00 shy of last weeks 52 week high of $58.16 a share. Short term traders should watch for intra-day resistance around the $57.50 area. Should the UGA pullback intra-day, the $56.80 level will be short term support.

Crude oil has been surging higher as of late. On December 16, 2011 light sweet crude was trading as low as $92.52 a share. A few days ago crude traded near $110.00 a barrel. This morning, the highly followed and traded United States Oil Fund (NYSEARCA:USO) is trading higher by 0.30 cents to $41.22 share. Oil remains in a very strong uptrend on the daily charts at this time.