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Gold technical analysis: Bounces off three-month-old rising trendline

  • Gold clings to 23.6% Fibonacci retracement after a bounce from a multi-week-old support line.
  • 100-day SMA could challenge sellers targeting July top, $1,518/20 area seems to restrict immediate upside.

With the recent trade/political headlines renewing risk aversion, Gold prices take a U-turn from a three-month-old ascending support line while taking the bids to $1,489 amid Wednesday’s Asian session.

Considering the bullish signals from 12-bar Moving Average Convergence and Divergence (MACD) and the recent run for risk safety, gold is heading towards $1,500 round-figure prior to challenging a four-week long horizontal barrier, around $1,518/20.

In a case where the quote manages to cross $1,520 on a daily (D1) closing basis, $1,535 and September month top close to $1,557 will grab the buyer’s attention.

On the contrary, pair’s declines below the key support line on a D1 basis, at $1,482 now, will highlight 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) as the next important support, near $1,467, while July month high around $1,453/52 could lure bears then after.

Gold daily chart

Trend: pullback expected

additional important levels

Overview
Today last price1489.15
Today Daily Change1.45
Today Daily Change %0.10%
Today daily open1487.7
 
Trends
Daily SMA201494.82
Daily SMA501504.54
Daily SMA1001466.03
Daily SMA2001382.81
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1494.8
Previous Daily Low1483.98
Previous Weekly High1517.92
Previous Weekly Low1481.05
Previous Monthly High1557.03
Previous Monthly Low1464.61
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1488.11
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1490.67
Daily Pivot Point S11482.85
Daily Pivot Point S21478.01
Daily Pivot Point S31472.03
Daily Pivot Point R11493.67
Daily Pivot Point R21499.65
Daily Pivot Point R31504.49

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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