Oil prices are fluctuating up and down with choppy price action, just like baccarat where the banker and player alternate wins—making it impossible to place large bets. In the short term, there's no clear directional setup for either longs or shorts. The only viable approach is to reduce position sizes and take profits manually in a timely manner or use scaled limit orders for stop profit levels. If price breaks above, go short on new highs; if it breaks below, go long on new lows. During consolidation in the middle range, you can only maintain conservative positions and grind it out.