Gold Technical Analysis: Yellow metal consolidating below $1,270/oz

• Gold has been consolidating sideways on Monday after the reversal attempt of last Thursday and Friday.  
• The current consolidation can be seen as a bear flag in a bear trend as the market is currently capped by the 100-period simple moving average on the hourly chart.  

Gold 15-minute chart

Spot rate:                    1,267.00

Relative change:          -0.20%

High:                           1,272.56
Low:                            1,264.14

Trend:                          Bearish

Resistance 1: 1,272.46 current Monday’s high
Resistance 2: 1,275.00, 100-period SMA (weekly)
Resistance 3: 1,281.70 May 21 low  
Resistance 4: 1,291.30 supply/demand level

Support 1: 1,264.14 Monday’s low
Support 2: 1,260.97 current 2018 low
Support 3: 1,250.00 figure