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Gold and Silver collapsed as the Dollar soared on Friday [Video]

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Gold broke 4575/4570 to trigger a move to a buying opportunity at 4555/4545.

A bounce from 4530 hit 4582, so there was a potential $30 to $35 on the trade but then Gold collapsed again breaking below 4520.

If you watched my video, the next downside target was 4435/4415 - we made a low for the day at 4445 so we got very close.

Today's very important support is a little lower at 4415/4400. Longs need stops below 4390.

An unexpected break lower can target 4376/72, perhaps as far as 4363/4359.

I think for the next day or 2 gains are likely to be limited with minor resistance at 4486/92.

Above 4496 allows a recovery to 4503/4513 & we could reverse from here.

A break above 4518 however can target a sell opportunity  at 4528/4533.  Shorts need stops above 4544.

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Silver climbed initially beating resistance at the 6980/6990 highs for a buy signal targeting 7110/7130.

Longs worked perfectly with a high for the day exactly at 7112. Again, we took the maximum out of this opportunity.

However on the Warsh speech, silver crashed back below 6775/6750 to target a mega buying opportunity at 6655/6640.

I stated: There is a good chance of a low for the day here but longs need stops below 6610.

With a low for the day at 6608 I am happy that this was pretty accurate, especially in such conditions where we had broken the 1 week low.

(The first time we tested 6655/6640 we did manage a quick bounce to 6619 before retesting the level).

I think silver will also remain under pressure in the short term. A break below 6585 could trigger further losses to 6565/6560 & even as far as an excellent buying opportunity at 6490/6460.

This could mark a low for this downside correction but longs need stops below  6410.

If we manage to recover from 6655/6640 on Monday we meet first resistance at 6710/6730.

Shorts need stops above 6770.

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Jason Sen

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Jason Sen began his career in the options pits on the trading floor of LIFFE in 1987 at the age of 19, making markets on his own account. In 2001 when the trading floor closed he successfully made the transition to day trading on computer screens.

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