Gold Price Forecast – June 13, 2024

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Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold fell to nearly challenge the $2308.7 confirmation point of a double top that formed around $2474 a few weeks ago again. Prices have settled below the smaller than (0.618) targets of the waves down from $2477 and $2358.8. Therefore, the move down should now extend to these waves’ respective $2261 and $2303 equal to (1.00) targets. Such a move will take out the $2308.7 swing low, a close below which will confirm the double top that would then target $2143.

Tomorrow, look for a test of the $2296 smaller than target of the wave down from $2406.7. This wave also connects to $2261 as the equal to target. The $2261 level is crucial because it is also a highly confluent retracement level that lines up with the 100-day moving average. Therefore, a corrective test of resistance is anticipated before sustaining a close below $2261.

Should the move down stall again and prices rise tomorrow look for initial resistance at $2345. Closing above this would call for another attempt to overcome key near-term resistance at $2368.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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The outlook for natural gas in the coming weeks is bullish after settling above a crucial $3.08 resistance level on Tuesday. However, a double top has formed at $3.16 and today’s pullback shaped a daily bearish dark cloud cover candlestick reversal pattern. The $2.99 confirmation point of the dark cloud cover held, so the move down from $3.159 might be another short-lived correction. Nevertheless, the double top and dark cloud cover indicate a deeper test of support will probably take place during the next day or so before the move up extends.

Tomorrow, look for a test of $2.99, a move below which will call for $2.91. A simple correction should hold $2.91 because this is the larger than (1.618) target of the wave down from $3.159 and 38 percent retracement of the rise from $2.518. Settling below $2.91 would call for an extended correction to challenge $2.84 and possibly a key objective at $2.76.

That said, should prices rally back above $3.09 look for a test of $3.18. Settling above $3.18 would negate the $3.16 double top and today’s dark cloud cover. This would shift the near-term odds back in favor of natural gas rising to $3.23 and higher in the coming days.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil rose to test $78.3 as called for but held the 100-day moving average, which is now $78.4. The near-term outlook remains bullish because of a sustained close above crucial resistance at $77.6 for the past couple of days. However, today’s lackluster follow-through after Monday’s rally dampens the odds for a continued rise tomorrow and warns that a test of support might take place first.

Closing above $78.4 will open the way for a test of $79.3 and then $80.0. Settling above $80.0 will call for the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $86.16 at $80.9 to be challenged.

The intra-day wave structure up from $72.48 is also due for a test of support, so this also suggests that a correction might take place before the move up extends. Taking out initial support at $77.1 will call for a test of Monday’s $76.5 midpoint. Falling below $76.5 would call for a test of key near-term support at $75.4. Settling below $75.4 would imply that the move up is failing.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold could not close below the 78 percent retracement of the rise from $2308.7 at $2346 after testing and holding the $2336 XC (2.764) projection of the prior primary wave down from $2477. Prices have risen for the past couple of days and have broken higher out of a period of consolidation. Today’s close above the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $2477 and the $2375.5 confirmation point of a $2335 double bottom warns that the move down might be complete. This move up also suggests that gold will fail to confirm a double top around $2474 by closing below the $2308.7 swing low.

Tomorrow, look for a test of $2408, a close above which will call for $2420. The $2420 objective is split between the $2417 target of the double bottom and the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $2477 at $2423. Settling above $2420 would provide more evidence that the move down is complete. This would also call for a test of the $2439 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $2308.7 in the coming days.

Should prices turn lower again and take out $2373 look for a test of $2359 and possibly another attempt to take out $2346. Settling below $2346 would shift near-term odds back in favor of gold falling to $2327 and eventually $2309.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Natural gas may be consolidating into a range after testing and holding major support at $2.52 late last week. Prices have aggressively swung higher and lower for the past few days. These swings reflect near-term uncertainty. Thus the likelihood of a period of consolidation as traders await more information to definitively push prices higher or lower.

Nevertheless, today’s move up fulfilled the $2.77 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $2.518. This level is also the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $3.161. The $2.77 level held on a closing basis, but most waves that meet the smaller than target extend to fulfill at least the equal to (1.00) target, in this case, $2.88. Therefore, during the next day or so odds favor a move above the 50 percent retracement of the decline from $3.161 at $2.84 to test at least $2.88.

That said, so far this week, each day that prices have been poised to rise or fall a move in the opposite direction has taken place the next day. Therefore, caution is warranted. Should prices fall again and take out $2.69 look for a test of the $2.63 smaller than target of the wave down from $2.829. Settling below this will put the near-term odds in favor of testing $2.59 and likely the $2.52 level again.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil broke lower out of its recent trading range on Monday and has settled below a bearish decision point at $75.8 for the past two days. The $75.8 objective was the larger than (1.618) target of the waves down from $86.16 and $84.86, the smaller than (0.618) target of the wave down from $83.63, and the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $69.25. The sustained close below the important $75.8 target is bearish for WTI crude oil’s outlook in the coming weeks.

Today’s early move down took out the 78 percent retracement of the rise from $69.25 and equal to (1.00) target of the wave down from $83.63 at $73.0. This level held on a closing basis though. The move down is due for a test of resistance but any move up will likely be a correction. Moreover, the intra-day move up from $72.48 forms a bearish flag. Therefore, the outlook for tomorrow is bearish. Settling below $72.6 will definitively break the $73.0 target and open the way for $72.0, $71.1, and likely another confluent target at $70.4 in the coming days.

The daily RSI and Stochastic are poised to enter oversold territory and the KaseCD and MACD are set up for bullish divergence. The challenge is that there are no bullish patterns or confirmed signals that call for a reversal. Even so, because $73.0 held on a closing basis there is a modest chance for a test of resistance first. Based on current technical factors, resistance at $74.1 will likely hold. Overcoming this would call for a test of key near-term resistance at $75.5. Settling above $75.5 would call for an extended correction to challenge $76.6 and possibly a key level at $77.6.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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August gold is struggling to take out support around $2346 and today’s doji warns that the move down from $2477 may be complete. However, a double top around $2474, last week’s bearish engulfing line, confirmed daily bearish KasePO, KaseCD, RSI, Stochastic, and MACD divergences, and a sustained close below the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $2308.7 imply a deeper test of support should still take place. Closing below $2346 will call for $2329 and then a test of the $2309 smaller than (0.618) target of the largest wave down from $2477.

Nevertheless, the move down has been lackluster after last week’s decline from $2477. One could also make a case for a double bottom around $2347. Should prices rise tomorrow and overcome the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $2477 at $2394 look for a test of $2410 and possibly key resistance at $2426. This is the 62 percent retracement of the decline from $2477. Therefore, settling above $2426 would strongly imply that the move down from $2477 is a completed correction of the long-term uptrend.

Natural Gas Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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July natural gas’ move down from $3.161 accelerated again today and settled below the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $2.128. This implies that the move down is more than just a simple profit-taking correction. A more significant test of support is now favored.

Tomorrow, look for a test of the 50 percent retracement and a confluent wave projection target around $2.64. Settling below this will call for a test of the $2.56 XC (2.764) projection of the largest wave down from $3.161. This is a potential stalling point. However, the waves down from $3.096 and $2.853 suggest that upon a close below $2.64 the move down could challenge $2.52 and $2.49 in the coming days. Settling below $2.52, which is also the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $2.128, is doubtful but would reflect a bearish shift in sentiment for the coming weeks.

The significance of the move down from $3.161 during the past few days suggests that the move up was overextended. There is little doubt that a long-term bottom has been made, so it now looks as though natural gas is looking to settle into a new trading range. Based on historical evidence, this range will most likely be between $2.50 and $3.00.

WTI Crude Oil Technical Analysis and Short-Term Forecast

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WTI crude oil surged higher today, overcoming the $80.11 swing high and the 38 percent retracement of the decline from $86.16 late Monday afternoon. The $80.0 level held on a closing basis, but the post-settlement move above $80.0 implies that a break higher out of the recent trading range is taking place. The $80.11 swing high is also the confirmation point of a double bottom that formed between the $76.36 and $76.15 swing lows. The target for this pattern is $84.0. Today’s rise also confirmed daily bullish KasePO, RSI, and Stochastic divergences.

Tomorrow, look for a test of the 20-day moving average and 50 percent retracement around $81.1. Settling above this will call for a test of the important 62 percent retracement at $82.3. Closing above $82.3 for a few days will imply that the corrective move down from $86.16 is complete and that WTI crude oil is adopting a longer-term bullish outlook again.

Should $80.0 continue to hold on a closing basis and WTI crude oil takes out the 38 percent retracement of the rise from $76.15 and today’s midpoint at $78.7 look for a test of the 62 percent retracement, today’s open, and the 200-day moving average around $77.7. Settling below $77.7 would imply that the move up was an overreaction to external factors. This is doubtful but would put the odds back in favor of WTI crude oil falling below $76.6 to challenge a longer-term bearish decision point at $75.8.

Gold Technical Analysis and Near-Term Outlook

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Gold’s pullback from $2454.2 extended today and settled below the 62 percent retracement of the rise from $2285.2 and the 20-day moving average. Daily bearish KasePO, KaseCD, RSI, Stochastic, and MACD divergence were also confirmed within the past few days. Currently, there is also a weekly bearish RSI divergence and a weekly bearish engulfing line. The move down is likely a correction of the uptrend, but these bearish technical factors imply that a significant test of support will likely unfold in the coming days.

Tomorrow, look for a test of $2316. This is the lowest that the first wave down from $2454.2 projects, so this is a potential stalling point. Even so, a move up will probably be a correction of the recent pullback and should hold today’s $2360 midpoint. Settling below $2316 will clear the way for a test of $2284 and possibly a major support target at $2235 in the coming days.

Should gold overcome $2360 look for a test of key near-term resistance at $2380. Settling above $2380 would warn that the corrective pullback is complete and call for a test of $2406 and possibly the $2433 smaller than (0.618) target of the wave up from $2285.2 instead.