Technical Analysis Gold for Thursday, August 14, 2014

To finish out last week Gold exhibited signs of a rejection pattern with its last red candlestick however it has remained quite steady throughout this week hovering around the $1310 level. In the middle of last week it moved well away from the support level at $1290 and back up well above $1300 to a two week high above $1310 before easing lower. Over the last week or so gold had been easing lower and placing pressure on the support level at $1300 which eventually gave way resulting in gold falling sharply back down to a six week low near $1280. Over the last few weeks the $1290 level has shown some signs of support and held gold up and this level has been called upon again in the last week to prop gold up. During the second half of June, gold steadily moved higher but showed numerous incidents of indecision with its multiple doji candlestick patterns on the daily chart. This happened around $1320 and $1330.

The OANDA long position ratio has moved back back below 60% again as gold has remained steady around $1310. At the beginning of June, gold did very well to repair some damage and return to the key $1275 level, then it has continued the momentum pushing a higher to its recent four month high. After moving so little for an extended period, gold dropped sharply back in May from above the well established support level at $1275 as it completely shattered this level falling to a four month low around $1240. It remained around support at $1240 for several days before its strong rally higher. It pushed down towards $1280 before sling shotting back and also had an excursion above $1300 for a short period before moving quickly back to the $1293 area again. Over the last few weeks gold has eased back from around $1315 to establish its recent narrow trading range below $1295 before its recent slump.

Way back since March, the $1275 level has established itself as a level of support and on several occasions has propped up the price of gold after reasonable falls. Throughout the second half of March gold fell heavily from resistance around $1400 back down to a several week low near support at $1275. Both these levels remain relevant as $1275 continues to offer support and the $1400 level is likely to play a role again should gold move up higher. Through the first couple of months of this year, gold moved very well from a longer term support level around $1200 up towards a six month higher near $1400 before returning to its present trading levels closer to $1300.

Gold gained for a second straight session on Wednesday after soft retail sales implied some loss of momentum in the U.S. economy, putting pressure on the dollar and curbing speculation that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates sooner than expected. The metal remained in a narrow range, however, as signs that tensions in Ukraine and Iraq may be easing underpinned stock markets in Europe and the United States. U.S. gold futures for December delivery settled at $1,314.50 an ounce, up $3.90 on the day, but remained within this month’s $45 trading range. Meanwhile, spot gold was last up 0.3 percent at $1,312 an ounce.

(Daily chart / 4 hourly chart below)

Gold August 14 at 01:05 GMT 1311.7 H: 1313.5 L: 1311.6

Gold Technical

During the early hours of the Asian trading session on Thursday, Gold is trading in a small trading range right around $1312 after moving up well to finish out last week. Current range: trading right around $1312.

Further levels in both directions:

• Below: 1290, 1275 and 1240.

• Above: 1330.

Economic Releases

• 09:00 EU GDP (1st Est.) (Q2)
• 09:00 EU HICP (Jul)
• 12:30 CA House Price Index (Jun)
• 12:30 US Import Price Index (Jul)
• 12:30 US Initial Claims

*All release times are GMT

This article is for general information purposes only. It is not investment advice or a solution to buy or sell securities.

Source: marketpulse

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