Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook
The outlook for gold in the coming weeks remains bearish and the move down is still positioned to eventually challenge $1631. The recent move up from $1673.3 is most likely corrective and is already showing signs that it might be complete. The primary wave up from $1673.3 still favors a test of its $1761 equal to (1.00) target, but today’s decline below the $1722 intra-day swing low dampens those odds. Moreover, today’s move down also settled back below the 20-day moving average and the 50 percent retracement of the decline from $1754.2 has held so far.
At this point, there is still a reasonable chance for a test of $1761 before the move down continues. However, near-term odds have shifted back in favor of a continued decline. Closing below $1713 will call for $1701, a close below which would imply the corrective move up is complete, clearing the way for $1683 and lower during the next few days.
Conversely, should gold rally again tomorrow and overcome $1749, look for a test of $1761. The $1761 level is expected to hold. Closing above this will call for a more substantial test of resistance with thresholds at $1774 and $1786.
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