Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook
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For the past few weeks, August gold has held the $2308.7 confirmation point of a double top that formed around $2474 on a closing basis. Furthermore, a double bottom around $2304 formed, and today’s move up implies that a test of the $2383 confirmation point of the pattern will be tested. Settling above $2383 will warn that a the move down from $2477 is complete and open the way for a test of $2402 and higher in the coming days. The target of the double bottom is $2462. The connection to $2462 is made through $2412 and $2435.
That said, each time the move up has been poised to extend in recent weeks the move up has failed and prices have fallen to challenge recent lows. Today’s move up also held the $2373 equal to (1.00) target of the wave up from $2304.7. Should prices fall and take out $2348 look for a test of key near-term support at $2328. settling below $2328 will put the near-term odds in favor of $2298 and lower.
