Commodities

Technical Analysis – Gold consolidates, capped by SMAs

Posted on October 14, 2019 at 10:10 am GMT

Anthony Charalambous, XM Investment Research Desk

Gold buyers are attempting to tackle the converging simple moving averages (SMAs) in the sideways market. The 20-period SMA, from a flattened state deflected off the horizontal 100-period SMA completing a bearish crossover of the 50-period SMA, suggesting that the commodity is leaning more towards a short-term negative outlook.

The short-term oscillators reflect weakening negative momentum. The MACD although below its red trigger line in the negative zone, looks to cross above it, while the RSI beneath its 50-level, is pointing upwards. The short-term down move is still intact, so bullish traders need to be cautious in case the sellers make a reappearance.

If the bears reverse the price past the support region of 1488 to 1484, the former being the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement of the up leg from 1266.20 to 1556.92, the nearby 1474 swing low could interrupt the test of the lower boundary at 1462. Moving lower, the support of 1453 coming from July 19 could apply some pressure before the bears start to turn their focus on the psychological handle of 1400.

To the upside, buyers face a more challenging area from 1496 – 1501 where all the SMAs are located. Climbing further above, the bulls could encounter downside pressure from the upper boundary of 1512, before the resistance peaks in the region of 1517 – 1520, play a role. Ascending further, the swing high of 1535 could also be a tough obstacle to overrun.

In brief, a neutral picture seems to exist in the short-term, and a break below 1462 or above 1512 would expose the directional bias.

commodities gold

Legal disclaimer: The material does not contain a record of our trading prices, or an offer of, or solicitation for, a transaction in any financial instruments. XM accepts no responsibility for any use that may be made of these comments and for any consequences resulting in it. No representation or warranty is given as to the accuracy or completeness of this information. Consequently, any person acting on it does so entirely at their own risk. The research and analysis does not involve any specific investment objectives, financial situation and needs of any specific person who may receive it.

It has not been prepared in accordance with legal requirements designed to promote the independence of research, and as such it is considered to be marketing communication. Although we are not specifically constrained from dealing ahead of the publication of our research, we do not seek to take advantage of it before we provide it to our clients. We aim to establish, maintain and operate effective organisational and administrative arrangements with a view to taking all reasonable steps to prevent conflicts of interest from constituting or giving rise to a material risk of damage to the interests of our clients. We operate a policy of independence, which requires our employees to act in our clients’ best interests and to disregard any conflicts of interest in providing our services.

CFDs are leveraged products. CFD trading may not be suitable for everyone and can result in losing all of your invested capital, so please make sure that you fully understand the risks involved.