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Palladium Price Analysis: XPD/USD stays on the way to $2,725 hurdle

  • Palladium prints four-day uptrend, edges higher of late.
  • Bullish MACD, sustained trading beyond key Fibo. favor buyers.
  • 200-SMA, 38.2% Fibonacci retracement confluence becomes a tough nut to crack for bulls.

Palladium (XPD/USD) remains firmer around $2,690, up for the fourth consecutive day near the weekly high, as European traders brace for Friday’s work.

The commodity keeps the mid-week rebound from the monthly bottom, also pierces the key Fibonacci retracement levels (Fibo.) of late-June to early July upside, backed by bullish MACD. The same favor the bulls to dominate going forward.

However, a convergence of 200-SMA and 38.2% Fibo. near $2,725 offers a strong challenge to the XPD/USD buyers, a break of which could swiftly recall the $2,770 and the $2,800 resistances to the chart.

On the contrary, 50% and 61.8% Fibonacci retracement levels, respectively around $2,670 and $2,620, may entertain short-term sellers before the monthly bottom, close to $2,605.

During the quote’s weakness past $2,605, the $2,600 threshold and late June’s swing low near $2,545 may stop the palladium bears ahead of bottoms marked in March and June, near $2,520 and $2,460 in that order.

Palladium: Four-hour chart

Trend: Further upside expected

Additional important levels

Overview
Today last price2690.68
Today Daily Change3.40
Today Daily Change %0.13%
Today daily open2687.28
 
Trends
Daily SMA202745.94
Daily SMA502759.61
Daily SMA1002731.37
Daily SMA2002542.59
 
Levels
Previous Daily High2693.46
Previous Daily Low2642.81
Previous Weekly High2867.88
Previous Weekly Low2665.15
Previous Monthly High2872.28
Previous Monthly Low2461.72
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%2674.11
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%2662.16
Daily Pivot Point S12655.57
Daily Pivot Point S22623.87
Daily Pivot Point S32604.92
Daily Pivot Point R12706.22
Daily Pivot Point R22725.17
Daily Pivot Point R32756.87

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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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