Gold Price Forecast
The long-term outlook for gold remains bullish. However, August gold futures formed a double top at yesterday’s $1974.9 swing high. Gold had also formed daily high wave candlesticks (or long-legged dojis) earlier in the week that implied the move up was nearing exhaustion. Today’s bearish engulfing line, a KCDpeak, and a KasePO PeakOut (confirmed overbought momentum oscillator signals) call for a test of $1929 and likely $1900 before the move up continues.
The $1929 objective is the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $1900.2. This target was tested and held today when gold fell to $1930.0. Therefore, it may prove to be strong support.
The $1900 target is in line with the $1900.2 confirmation point of the double top. Settling below $1900 will confirm a larger reversal is underway and would call for a deeper correction to $1859 and possibly to the double top’s $1826 target ($1900.2 – ($1974.8 – $1900.2)).
Nonetheless, the move down is most likely corrective because ultimately the larger scale waves, sub-waves, and compound waves up from $1454.8 call for $2003. Should gold hold $1929 and overcome $1958 look for a test of $1976. Closing above this will call for gold to reach $2003 before possibly stalling again.
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