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Gold Technical Analysis: Big bears smash the Yellow Metal below $1,280.00/oz

Gold daily chart

  • Gold is trading in a bull trend above the 200-period simple moving average (SMA).
  • The US nonfarm payrolls (NFP) came in above the market forecast at 312K versus 177K which is potentially bullish for the US Dollar.
  • Gold rejected $1,300.00 per ounce.  

Gold 4-hour chart

  • Gold erased the gains made at the start of 2019.
  • Gold is currently testing the 50 SMA.

Gold 30-minute chart

  • Gold broke below the 50, 100 and 200 SMAs as the bears are taking control.
  • If sellers keep the momentum going then 1,270.00 and 1,265.00 are seen as potential bear targets next week.
  • On the way up, 1,285.00 will likely act as resistance.

Additional key levels  

XAU/USD

Overview:
       Today Last Price:  1277.98
       Today Daily change:  -1.7e+3  pips
       Today Daily change %:  -1.30%
       Today Daily Open:  1294.77
Trends:
       Previous Daily SMA20:  1261.04
       Previous Daily SMA50:  1237.48
       Previous Daily SMA100:  1223.18
       Previous Daily SMA200:  1229.23
Levels:
       Previous Daily High:  1294.77
       Previous Daily Low:  1282.44
       Previous Weekly High:  1284.7
       Previous Weekly Low:  1258.1
       Previous Monthly High:  1284.7
       Previous Monthly Low:  1221.39
       Previous Daily Fibonacci 38.2%:  1290.06
       Previous Daily Fibonacci 61.8%:  1287.15
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S1:  1286.55
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S2:  1278.33
       Previous Daily Pivot Point S3:  1274.22
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R1:  1298.88
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R2:  1302.99
       Previous Daily Pivot Point R3:  1311.21

 

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