Technical Analysis – Gold – Stronger but lacks momentum

Fri, 16 May - 8:47am
Short Term:
Medium Term:
Long Term:
Resistances:
R1 1310 Upper BB
R2 1315.75 Recent resistance
R3 1331.25 Recent peak
R4 1342.60
R5 1375.65 Sept 19 peak
R6 1388.70 March high
R7 1434 Last summer’s high
Support:
100 1283.40
Support:
S1 1285.50 50% Fibo
S2 1282 Recent support
S3 1281.65 April 21 low
S4 1280 Lower BB
S5 1268.50 Recent dip low
S6 1261 61.8% Fibo
S7 1235
S8 1182.45 Dec low
S9 1180 June low
S10 1155 July 2010 low
Stochastics:Neutral
Legend:Fibo = Fibonacci retracement line

 

DMA = Daily moving average

MACD = Moving average convergence divergence

H&S = Head-and-shoulder pattern

UTL = Uptrend line

BB = Bollinger band

Technical Comment

Analysis

  • Gold prices are stuck sideways – the market is vulnerable because this sideways pattern could be a bearish continuation pattern. That said, attempts to break lower have not seen follow-through selling.
  • We have generally expected dips to be well supported, which has been the case. The market now needs buyers to return.
  • (The latest Commitment of Traders Report from last week showed the net long gold position climbed 12,729 contracts, with 13,213 new longs – so there was some fresh buying around last week.)
  • The stochastics have crossed positively, which provides some support for a rally, but it will no doubt take a breakout to get momentum going.
  • We feel it will take a close above $1,316 to signal a breakout; such a move would also take prices above the upper BB, which is at $1,310.
  • The question now is whether gold is a sell while prices approach the top of the range or whether to get positioned for a breakout.

Conclusion

Overall, we feel gold is hammering out a base around $1,280. We feel the market is not exactly bearish for gold but neither is it particilarly bullish.
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