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Gold falls on Friday but finds a bit of support at a vital level

By
Christopher Lewis
Updated: May 12, 2018, 04:39 GMT+00:00

Gold markets fell during Friday’s trading, reaching down towards the $1320 level. As I have been recording this market and paying attention to it during the day on Friday, it looks as if the $1320 level will offer a bit of support, and the weekly candle is looking as if it is going to form a hammer. That of course is a bullish sign, so it’s likely that the buyers will continue to be attracted to this market.

Gold daily chart, May 14, 2018
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Gold markets have fallen a bit during the day on Friday, but have found support near the $1320 level, an area that is very important to pay attention to. I think there is plenty of buying pressure in this area, but when I look at the longer-term chart it’s easy to see that we had formed a couple of hammers, and that of course is a bullish sign as well. The uptrend line has held, so that means that we will more than likely try to reach towards the upside, breaking out towards the $1360 level. If we can break above that level, the market is likely to go to the $1400 level after that, and clearing that level allows the market to make a move towards the $1800 level next.

I think that this remains a “buy on the dips” type of situation, as there is plenty of things out there that have people bit concerned overall. The Middle East is the first place I think of, as the Iranians and the Israelis are starting to lob missiles at each other. Beyond that, there are tensions between the United States and Iran as well, so I anticipate that gold will eventually find buyers underneath. Selling isn’t much of a thought.

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About the Author

Chris is a proprietary trader with more than 20 years of experience across various markets, including currencies, indices and commodities. As a senior analyst at FXEmpire since the website’s early days, he offers readers advanced market perspectives to navigate today’s financial landscape with confidence.

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