XAU/USD forecasting the wave ((v)) higher

In this article we will see how we were forecasting XAU/USD to make the next leg higher within wave ((v)).

Gold since it found support back from 09.28.2022 it has been in a bullish cycle. Since then it has been creating incomplete bullish sequences. Here at Elliott Wave Forecast we use incomplete sequences to trade the right side. This way we separate clear tradable sequences from choppy structures. By doing that we take the highest probability trade setups. With the USDX selling off since the 09.28.2022 peak Gold had to follow as everyone knows that mainly it is inversely correlated with it.

First let’s look at Gold when we saw the pullback in wave ((iv)).

XAU 1 hour London update 01.18.2023

As we can see Gold made the pullback in wave ((iv)). It made a double in a-b-c (w)-(x)-(y) lower to complete wave ((iv)). From there we were anticipating the next leg higher in ((v)) to start.
Then let’s see how it had developed next.

XAU 1 hour New York update 01.20.2023

As we can see XAU/USD made the push higher and completing the first 3 waves of wave ((v)) and now pulling back in (iv) of ((v)) with one more high expected to end the 5 waves move in the minor degree of ((v)).