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Gold Price Analysis: Stuck in a broadening channel on the 5-min chart

  • Gold lacks clear directional bias with prices stuck in an expanding sideways channel. 
  • A breakout would open the doors for re-test of record highs.

Gold has carved out a broadening sideways channel on the 5-minute chart. At press time, the yellow metal is trading largely unchanged on the day near $1,957 per ounce. 

A break below the lower end or support of the broadening channel, currently at $1,945, would validate the ascending channel breakdown witnessed during the overnight trade and shift risk in favor fo a drop to lows below $1,910 observed on Tuesday. 

Alternatively, a move above the channel hurdle at $1,966 would imply a resumption of the rally from lows below $1,910 and open the doors to re-test of the record high of $1,981.20 reached during Tuesday's Asian trading hours. 

5-minute chart

Trend: Bullish above $1,966

Technical levels

XAU/USD

Overview
Today last price1959.06
Today Daily Change0.56
Today Daily Change %0.03
Today daily open1958.5
 
Trends
Daily SMA201828.24
Daily SMA501771.32
Daily SMA1001713.87
Daily SMA2001622.59
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1981.34
Previous Daily Low1907.04
Previous Weekly High1906.68
Previous Weekly Low1805.86
Previous Monthly High1785.91
Previous Monthly Low1670.76
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1952.96
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1935.42
Daily Pivot Point S11916.58
Daily Pivot Point S21874.66
Daily Pivot Point S31842.28
Daily Pivot Point R11990.88
Daily Pivot Point R22023.26
Daily Pivot Point R32065.18

Author

Omkar Godbole

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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