Gold: Bullish Momentum Fading As Bears Enter
MarketPulse | Dec 30, 2013 02:29AM ET
Prices opened higher this morning, but bulls were quickly defeated with bears sending price packing much lower quickly, breaking the 1,210 soft support in the process and hitting a low of 1,207.5. At the time of writing, prices remain bearish, but a slight rebound is seen ahead of the test of resistance turned support around 1,207. Considering that there isn't any major global economic development over the weekend nor this morning, today's decline can only be attributed to the bearish momentum that started during US session last Friday. Hence, it is interesting to note that price manage to break the 1,210 level, and suggest that bullish momentum that has has been in play since 20th Dec may be reversing to a bearish one.
Hourly Chart
Daily Chart
Daily Chart reflects the same bearish bias with prices rebounding off the resistance around 1,217.5. This opens up the possibility for a push towards the previous 2013 swing low and possibly all the way towards Channel Bottom. Stochastic readings agrees with the downside bias as Stoch/Signal lines have converged and appears to be reversing soon, but current stoch levels do not favour an extreme bearish scenario as levels are already very close to being Oversold, suggesting that a rebound off the 2013 lows between 1,180.5 and 1,187.25 is possible.
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