Gold Price Analysis: Retreats to 200-HMA, bearish candle on weekly chart

Gold has fallen back to key MA support with the US equity index futures turning higher.
The metal's weekly chart shows scope for a deeper drop during the week ahead.

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

Gold has surrendered gains seen in early Asia and could revisit the Feb. 5 low of $1,548 during the week ahead.

The yellow metal is currently trading around the 200-hour moving average (HMA) at $1,570, having hit a high of $1,576 in early Asia.

The pullback could be associated with the positive turn around in the US equity index futures. At press time, the futures on the S&P 500 are reporting a 0.10% gain compared to a 0.5% drop seen in early Asia.

The safe-haven metal may continue to lose ground, as early signs of bearish reversal have emerged on the weekly chart.

Gold created bearish outside week candle last week, which occurs when prices drop engulfing the preceding candle's trading range (high and low). That candle represents bullish exhaustion and often precedes notable downturns.

The immediate support at $1,548 (Feb. 5 low), if breached, could cause more sellers to join the market, yielding a drop to $1,519 (Oct. 3 high). On the higher side, resistance is seen at $1,593. A close higher would open the doors to $1,611 (Jan. 8 high).

Weekly chart

Trend: Bearish

Technical levels

XAU/USD

Overview
Today last price	1570.55
Today Daily Change	0.42
Today Daily Change %	0.03
Today daily open	1570.13

Trends
Daily SMA20	1564.68
Daily SMA50	1526.34
Daily SMA100	1506.11
Daily SMA200	1459.12

Levels
Previous Daily High	1574.14
Previous Daily Low	1560.5
Previous Weekly High	1594.01
Previous Weekly Low	1547.56
Previous Monthly High	1611.53
Previous Monthly Low	1517.1
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1568.93
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1565.71
Daily Pivot Point S1	1562.37
Daily Pivot Point S2	1554.62
Daily Pivot Point S3	1548.73
Daily Pivot Point R1	1576.01
Daily Pivot Point R2	1581.9
Daily Pivot Point R3	1589.65

Author

Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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