Gold markets have rallied again during the trading session on Friday, reaching towards the top of the range that we have been in for some time.
Gold markets have rallied again during the trading session on Friday after initially gapping lower, reaching towards the $1750 level, the beginning of significant resistance. In fact, this is the top of a major rectangle that has been so prevalent in this market. It is not until we break above the $1775 level that I am a buyer up here though, as I would prefer to see a lot of resistance broken before going long. However, if we get a little bit of a pullback, I think it makes quite a bit of sense that there would be value hunters underneath, especially near the $1700 level. The $1675 level underneath is the bottom of that “support range.”
I do not have any interest in shorting this market, so even if we break down below there, I would be looking for a bit of a “reset” in the bullish trading near the $1600 level. With that, it is worth paying attention to as the 200 day EMA is in that neighborhood. Over the longer term, I do believe that gold has quite a bit of bullish pressure underneath and we should go looking towards the $1800 level, possibly even the $2000 level after that. Quite often, consolidation leads to continuation, and it is possible that is what we are seeing here. The market is going sideways, coinciding with a lot of confusion as seen in other markets as well. Quite frankly, the world is deciding whether we are “risk on”, or “risk off.”
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Being FXEmpire’s analyst since the early days of the website, Chris has over 20 years of experience across various markets and assets – currencies, indices, and commodities. He is a proprietary trader as well trading institutional accounts.