Gold made another attempt to break through the resistance of $1875 but yet again failed as a volatile dollar denied such a move. Another probable reason behind gold’s limited upside at the moment could be the risk on mood across asset classes which is due to the extensive liquidity in the system and also due to the fact a large stimulus is in the offing as promised by the Biden administration. Cutting to the reality, the vaccines and other measures are seen to be fruitful to an extent but it hasn’t brought the economy back to normal or near normal and in such a scenario all these rallies in risk on assets might be short lived or at a point it(risk on) will propel gold along with it given the importance of gold either as a hedge or safe haven or backup for the currency printed which has been one of the main reasons behind the strength of the rally in the prices till now. Coming to the ongoing pandemic and its effects, still newer variations/mutations are being feared which may be more deadlier than the ones found recently, it certainly provokes a deep sense of uncertainty and fear as the current situation of virus in the world is nearly mirroring last year which turned out to be disastrous for all. It might not be ideal to point fingers at any rallies risk on or risk off as the major driver is the massive liquidity injected by the central banks across the globe and the recent movements in financial instruments should be seen as the new normal way of trading/investing in the markets. To watch next week – Earnings, stimulus and other important economic data.
On the chart –
Gold had an unimpressive week where it fell below $1800 after a gap of 65 days though the move was short lived as it closed fairly higher at the end of the week. This move might not be surprising once the failed daily breakout was noticed as the next best and sustained pattern formation ideally would be a double bottom sorts which is one of the most impactful and foolproof reversal patterns and currently it looks like in the making. Again even after a move below $1800 and a constant failure to break above the $1875 mark gold remains a buy on dips as the chart remains bullish along with dollar in a bear grip which should keep the gold afloat. We have 2 scenarios –
1. Gold closed above the support, till this is held it can go to $1823. If this is crossed it can move towards $1839. And if this is taken out it can rally to $1857.
2. Bears have a chance again to change the trend in their favor by invalidating any possible bullish patterns and the always available scalp trades.
Bullish view – Bulls look a bit exhausted as they were unable to protect the breach of the $1800 even if it was for a very short time. Though still they look strong compared to the bears as the double bottom pattern looks quite imaginable given the fundamentals the world is reeling in due to the ongoing pandemic and other geopolitical issues. For bulls it is very important to protect the lows and till it is safe the metal can rise back to new highs.
Bearishness could only prevail if all possible bullish patterns gets invalidated.
On larger terms, gold remains bullish and prices are expected to head higher.
Possible trades are on both sides but mainly on upside, gold can be bought above $1824 for the targets of $1839 and $1857 with a stop loss placed below $1812. Longer term target $1875.
Dips towards support (and breakout region) can be used to create longs for the above mentioned targets.
Shorts can be useful for scalp trades only.
On the chart –
Gold had an unimpressive week where it fell below $1800 after a gap of 65 days though the move was short lived as it closed fairly higher at the end of the week. This move might not be surprising once the failed daily breakout was noticed as the next best and sustained pattern formation ideally would be a double bottom sorts which is one of the most impactful and foolproof reversal patterns and currently it looks like in the making. Again even after a move below $1800 and a constant failure to break above the $1875 mark gold remains a buy on dips as the chart remains bullish along with dollar in a bear grip which should keep the gold afloat. We have 2 scenarios –
1. Gold closed above the support, till this is held it can go to $1823. If this is crossed it can move towards $1839. And if this is taken out it can rally to $1857.
2. Bears have a chance again to change the trend in their favor by invalidating any possible bullish patterns and the always available scalp trades.
Bullish view – Bulls look a bit exhausted as they were unable to protect the breach of the $1800 even if it was for a very short time. Though still they look strong compared to the bears as the double bottom pattern looks quite imaginable given the fundamentals the world is reeling in due to the ongoing pandemic and other geopolitical issues. For bulls it is very important to protect the lows and till it is safe the metal can rise back to new highs.
Bearishness could only prevail if all possible bullish patterns gets invalidated.
On larger terms, gold remains bullish and prices are expected to head higher.
Possible trades are on both sides but mainly on upside, gold can be bought above $1824 for the targets of $1839 and $1857 with a stop loss placed below $1812. Longer term target $1875.
Dips towards support (and breakout region) can be used to create longs for the above mentioned targets.
Shorts can be useful for scalp trades only.
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Comment:
First long target met at $1839