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The bull run of Gold paused today as gold sold off, hit the 6 day moving average and then closed at the middle of the range. Today's doji is the second in a row. Unfortunately for the bulls, as the Asian session opens up, the precious metal is now trading below those moving averages. However, you can expect extra volatility tonight as the US president addresses a...

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As the London markets close, Gold regains much of the previous day's losses. The Heikin-Ashi chart shows another strong green candle. I expect there to be increased volatility tonight as Trump addresses the US Congress @ 9:10 PM EST.

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Natural Gas gapped down at the opening of trading on Sunday and continued it's selloff. While this bearish move is overextended, there's no indication yet of any kind of retracement. The doji candle last Friday is now signaling more downside movement.

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Gold traded higher in the first part of the day on Monday and then sold off in the afternoon to close at 1258.8. The day ended with a doji candle that had penetrated the upper BollingerBand but then sold off and closed between the 2 upper BBs. Remember the red BB is set to 2 Standard Deviations and the cyan BB is set to 1.5 Standard Deviations. Gold is also...

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On Friday, Gold continued the rally started on Thursday and closed @ 1258, up 7.4 points on the day. This confirms that move up to the target zone of 1277, which would be the 1:1 target of the Major and Minor A waves (see chart). I have also marked a few higher targets if strong buying comes into the market. The 1.272 fib extension is very common and that has...

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Gold rose 12.4 points to to close at a new yearly high of 1250.7. This puts the C wave firmly back in play with an expected target of 1277.7. Price on the Volume Profile charts has now extended past both the short term and intermediate term value areas which suggests that price will now move higher, attempting to fill in the profile at the higher end. The 3 days...

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Gold traded up 1.3 points today to close at 1238.2. Even the FOMC minutes weren't enough to break Gold out of it's very tight range, a range that has now lasted for 10 days since the last move up penetrated the upper BollingerBand on February 8. Gold opened and closed the day right in the middle of the 6 and 8 day moving averages. The sideways movement is very...

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Gold closed up 30 cents on the day to maintain it's position above the 6 and 8 day moving averages. It is also still above the extended closing price line (cyan). All in all, while Gold has been trading sideways for 2 weeks, it is still leaning to the bullish side. The Heikin-Ashi chart for the day shows a red doji for Tuesday's trading day. This could be a...

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Gold rose 2.1 points on Monday in very light trading as the US markets were closed in honor of President's Day. Gold penetrated the 6 and 8 day moving averages at the low of the day but closed above them. The precious metal is trading sideways for now. This sideways trading is even more pronounced on the Heikin-Ashi daily chart with 6 of the last 8 candles being...

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Gold traded higher today, closing at 1240.1, up 5.8 points on the day. While the move was great for the bulls, the precious metal ran into strong resistant @1243.7, the highs from last week. If Gold continues to move up tomorrow, that will mark the 3rd consecutive week up and the 7th out of the last 8 weeks. Here's the weekly chart: On the main chart above, I've...

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Gold sold off in the overnight session and tagged the 21 day MA at 1217.5 and then sharply rebounded to close just above the 6 and 8 day moving averages. I have been calling for a tag of that 21 day MA since Monday when price broke through the ice and closed below those moving averages. But now, price is trading above them and the future direction seems like it...

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Gold closed up 3.1 points on Tuesday but that was basically a move sideways. There was some volatility in the morning when Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen began her testominy. But while the DXY dollar index had a strong move up, Gold stayed basically flat. However, it is clear on the chart that Gold is still trading under the 6 and 8 day moving average so my bias is...

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Gold dropped 8.1 points on the day to close below the 8 day moving average. As the dollar rose, gold sold off and finally cracked the 8 day ma. It also closed below the forward adjusted closing price line represented as the cyan line. There is now a high probability that gold will touch the 20 day moving average which is the midpoint of the Bollinger Bands. The...

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Gold rose for the second week in a row, ending the week at 1234.7, up 12.8 points for the week. However, after reaching a high of 1246.6 on Wednesday, Gold fell on Thursday and Friday, touching but not breaking through the 8 day moving average. So where does the precious metal go this week? Let's take a look at some of the technical indicators that I use. Gold...

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Thursday started off promising with Gold hovering around the 1242 level. But then the dollar DXY broke out above the midpoint of the BB and Gold fell, closing the day below the 6 day moving average. At it's low, it touched the 8 day moving average were I am sure many people had their stops. As the Friday session begins in Asia, Gold continues to fall....

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Gold continued to move higher today, closing at 1243.1, a gain of 7.9 points for the precious metal. The US Dollar Index $DXY fell today which helped fuel Gold's rise. As I pointed out yesterday, the dollar had closed under the midpoint on the BollingerBand after having tried to break through that line of resistance and I thought that it would move lower today....

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After the big move up yesterday, Gold took a pause and closed down slightly to end the day at 1235.5. The low of the day touched the 1.5 Std Dev Bollinger Band at which point buyers stepped in and bought in anticipation of the next move. On a day where the dollar strengthened, Gold maintaining it's position can be seen as bullish. On the chart below, I've added 2...

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Gold broke out of the 1220 resistance level today and pushed up to a daily high of 1237.5. This was the breakout that I had been waiting for. Gold clearly wants to go higher. The first target is the .618 extension of the move from January @ 1241.7. A more likely target is 1278.6 which would be the measured move of the (A) wave. I have put the probably extensions...