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Gold Technical Analysis: The bull breakout above $1,230.00/oz becomes more and more elusive as 1,217.70 should be next on the cards

Daily chart

  • Gold is trading in a bear trend below the 200-period simple moving average (SMAs).  
  • However, bulls managed to reclaim the 50 and 100 SMA with the 50 SMA crossing above the 100 SMA.
  • The RSI and Stochastic indicators are both trading above the 50 line while the MACD is also turning bullish.

4-hour chart

  • Gold found resistance at 1,230.00.  
  • Gold formed a wedge-shaped pattern followed by a double top.  
  • A pullback to 1,217.70 should be in the cards.


30-minute chart

  • Technical indicators are decelerating.

Additional key levels at a glance:

XAU/USD

Overview:
       Last Price:  1225.26
       Daily change:  3.9e+2  pips
       Daily change:  0.317%
       Daily Open:  1221.39
Trends:
       Daily SMA20:  1219.09
       Daily SMA50:  1216.14
       Daily SMA100:  1206.95
       Daily SMA200:  1238.12
Levels:
       Daily High:  1228.74
       Daily Low:  1219.6
       Weekly High:  1225.4
       Weekly Low:  1196
       Monthly High:  1243.43
       Monthly Low:  1182.54
       Daily Fibonacci 38.2%:  1223.09
       Daily Fibonacci 61.8%:  1225.25
       Daily Pivot Point S1:  1217.75
       Daily Pivot Point S2:  1214.1
       Daily Pivot Point S3:  1208.61
       Daily Pivot Point R1:  1226.89
       Daily Pivot Point R2:  1232.38
       Daily Pivot Point R3:  1236.03

 

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