'Gold'en crossover confirmed, China stimulus plans and Brexit uncertainty could limit downside

The 50- and 200-day MAs have produced a golden (bullish) crossover - a lagging/contrary indicator
Dips, if any, could be short-lived, courtesy of China's stimulus pledge and Brexit uncertainty.

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

Gold is currently trading at $1,290, having clocked a high and low of $1,295 and $1,287 yesterday, respectively.

The daily chart shows a bullish (golden) crossover between the 50- and 200-day simple moving averages (SMAs). That crossover is the product of a strong rally. Therefore, a correction could be in the offing.

The price pullback, if any, however, could be short-lived as China is stepping up monetary and fiscal stimulus efforts to support its sagging economy. The People's Bank of China (PBOC) injected a record CNY 560 billion via reverse repo operations earlier today. Further, China is reportedly planning large scale tax cuts to boost spending.

History shows that monetary and fiscal stimulus has a positive impact on gold.

Also, political uncertainty in the UK could boost demand for the yellow metal. The odds of hard Brexit may have dropped following the decisive vote in the UK parliament against the May's Brexit deal, however, "no confidence" vote against May's government could lead to early elections.

Traders, however, should keep an eye on the USD/CNH pair, which is showing signs of life. A drop in the Chinese yuan could end up pushing the US dollar - gold's biggest nemesis - higher across the board. In that case, gold could suffer a deeper drop.

Gold Technical Levels

XAU/USD

Overview:
    Today Last Price: 1290.16
    Today Daily change: 1.1e+2 pips
    Today Daily change %: 0.0853%
    Today Daily Open: 1289.06
Trends:
    Previous Daily SMA20: 1278.53
    Previous Daily SMA50: 1247.69
    Previous Daily SMA100: 1230.43
    Previous Daily SMA200: 1228.94
Levels:
    Previous Daily High: 1294.75
    Previous Daily Low: 1286.95
    Previous Weekly High: 1297.15
    Previous Weekly Low: 1279.35
    Previous Monthly High: 1284.7
    Previous Monthly Low: 1221.39
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%: 1289.93
    Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%: 1291.77
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S1: 1285.76
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S2: 1282.45
    Previous Daily Pivot Point S3: 1277.96
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R1: 1293.56
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R2: 1298.05
    Previous Daily Pivot Point R3: 1301.36

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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