Gold Price Forecast
Gold’s move up has been lackluster after breaking higher out of a rectangle pattern on June 30. The move up fulfilled an important target at $1820, but since then, a throwback to test the breakout point of the rectangle around $1790 has taken place. Throwbacks are common and on Tuesday the correction down from the $1829.8 swing high stalled at $1971.1. However, the subsequent move back up stalled at $1819.5 and today’s price action fulfilled the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $1829.8. Therefore, near-term odds favor a test of at least $1781 and possibly $1767 before the move up continues. There are the equal to (1.00) and intermediate (1.382) targets of the wave down from $1829.8, respectively.
Support at $1767 is also in line with the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $1671.1. This target is expected to hold. Settling below $1767 will significantly dampen odds for a continued rise to target above $1820 during the next few weeks. This will also clear the way for $1753 and possibly a test of key lower support at $1732.
Conversely, the long-term outlook remains bullish, so once $1781 is met odds for another test of $1820 will begin to increase. Settling above $1820 will open the way for the next leg of the move up to $1837 and higher.
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