Gold gapped lower on Sunday night and dropped to the 21 day moving average @ 1266. Even though price rebounded off that support area, the precious metal still closed well under the 7 day moving average and now seems like it wants to re-test Monday's low. We also had the first strong red Heikin-Ashi candle since the downturn from the upper Bollinger Band (see chart...
Natural Gas moved sideways again today, making that 4 dojis in the last 5 trading days. Trapped within the confines of the 7 and 21 day moving averages, today did close below the pair which is a positive sign for our short side position. I am still looking for a final push down to the 3.05 lower Bollinger Band. The Heikin-Ashi chart confirms price is confined to...
Gold closed up a point and a half today on an extremely low volatility day and ended the day trapped within the net of the 7 day moving average and the upper band of the Keltner Channel. I expect another quiet day tomorrow as the world is waiting for the results of the French election this weekend. If the populist candidate wins and the French decide they want out...
Gold sold off sharply on Wednesday, closing the day down 8 points. The Heikin-Ashi candle finally turned red and the level on the QStick indicator at the bottom of the chart has now turned orange. All this signifies that the pressure to the downside continues. Whether or not this is anything more than a temporary selloff from the extremely overbought condition is...
The price of Natural Gas rose on Wednesday, hitting a high of 3.223 before selling off and closing at 3.143, smack in the middle of the 7 and 21 day moving averages. The slight rise in the closing price did cause the background of the haDelta indicator to turn blue. However, the QStick indicator below that is still showing downward movement. The Heikin Ashi chart...
Although Gold mostly moved sideways today, closing up 3 points on the day. As price moved up in late afternoon trading, I did enter a short position for the following reasons: 1. Price has stalled well into the overbought upper Bollinger Band territory 2. Friday's shooting star followed by Monday's doji indicate to me that the upward momentum is waning 3....
Natural Gas stalled for the last 2 days and finally sold off today. There just wasn't enough power left in the recent bull move to climb above the 7 day moving average. Price is now wedged between the 7 and 21 day moving averages. If price does drop below the 21 day moving average, I expect that price would continue to at least the 3.00 level, which is the lower...
Gold closed flat on the day after pushing up into the 2 to 3 Std Dev Bollinger Bands. The low of the day was at the .618 Fib level. The daily haDelta also turned red today (top indicator) although the weekly haDelta remains bullish (middle indicator). So while it is clear that Gold is over bought, there is no confirmation yet that the uptrend is over. I will be...
Gold is hitting short term resistance at the 68% resistance from last year's high to this year's low. Price is also at the upper BollingerBand. Next move, up or down, will be telling...
On Tuesday, Natural Gas dropped .10 points to close just above the 21 day moving average. This is a potential end to the last move up which began on Feb 22 of this year. If price can break through the 21 day moving average, I would expect price to continue selling off until a tag of the lower Bollinger Band which now sits at 2.9. The potential downturn is...
Gold rallied hard today, gaining almost 20 points on the day. On the way to the new monthly high for April, Gold shot past last Friday's high and didn't pause as it continued it's ascent to the outer Bollinger Band, which is set at 2 Std Dev from the midline. Monday's red Heikin-Ashi candle is now well in the rear-view mirror as well. And all along, the haDelta...
On Monday, Gold closed up .8 points but did not recover any of the momentum after last Friday's explosive move up and then equally explosive sell off to end the day and the week. After that action last Friday, Gold continues to trade within a tight range that started on March 22. It is obvious that the Bollinger Bands are contracting and the haDelta is poised to...
Gold ended Wednesday down .6 points, making a late day recovery after selling off strongly to start the day. So while gold did close above the 7 day moving average, price continues to move sideways. The haDelta indicator is also still bullish but is showing definite signs of slowing down and even possible changing course. And if, in fact, price does move down, the...
On Monday, Gold continued Friday's move up and rose 2.1 points to close at 1254. I have highlighted the month long range on the chart. Price also closed above the 7 day moving average and the haDelta has turned back to blue. In addition, the upper Bollinger Band has started to move higher to 1271.90 And the Heikin-Ashi chart below shows a strong potential trend...
Gold closed down 3.7 points on Thursday, falling through support levels at the 7 day moving average and the inner Bollinger Band. While it's not clear if this is going to be a long or short lived downward correction, I am banking on price hitting the 21 day moving average at 1232.90. As I've said before, when price breaks through the 7 day moving average, the is a...
Gold closed down 2 points on Wednesday, once again finding support at the confluence of moving averages and the inner Bollinger Band. While not moving lower than support, price stayed contained within Monday's candle and is setting up for a potential 'Rising Three Methods' pattern. This pattern starts with a long green body that is followed by three small body...
Gold closed up 2 points on Tuesday even as the US Dollar gained ground fueled by strong consumer data. After the news came out, the precious metal slowly slid down from a high of 1258.4 to the low of 1247. But there it met support from both the 7 and 8 day moving averages and the inner 1.0 Std Dev Bollinger Band. I am still waiting for the tag of the upper...
Gold moved higher today, gaining 10.2 point to close at 1255.7. After penetrating the middle Bollinger Band @ 1255.4 to hit a daily high of 1261, price closed just underneath that middle Bollinger Band. I am still expecting a tag of the outer Bollinger Band at 1266.10, which is my first profit target on this bull trade that started with an entry at 1220. All...