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Gold Price Forecast February 19, 2018, Technical Analysis

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Feb 17, 2018, 09:09 UTC

Gold markets fell slightly during the trading session on Friday, reaching towards the $1350 level. That’s an area that should continue to attract a lot of attention as it has in the past, as the market could be entering a momentum building phase.

Gold daily chart, February 19, 2018

Gold markets have pulled back slightly during the trading session on Friday, reaching towards the $1350 level. That’s an area that is supportive on the short-term charts, but I think if we can break down below there, there’s still plenty of support underneath, especially near the $1335 level. Ultimately, I think that the market pulling back should offer value that a lot of traders will be looking to take advantage of, and therefore it’s likely that we will see these pullbacks as value. I like the idea of buying pullbacks as it offers an opportunity to pick up gold on the cheap, and I believe that the selloff of the US dollar should continue. I don’t like the idea of shorting the gold market, at least not until we break down below the $1300 level, which doesn’t look very likely to happen right now. I think that given enough time, the US bond markets will continue to sell off, and if that’s the case the US dollar itself will soften, providing a natural bounce for gold.

Longer-term, I believe that if we can break above the $1400 level, it’s likely that we will continue to go higher in more of a “buy-and-hold” scenario, and could go as high as $1800, perhaps even $2000 after that. I think that gold is going to have a good year in 2018, so at this point I look at jumping in and buying in little bits and pieces should be the best way to go as it can build a larger core position.

Gold Prices Video 19.02.18

About the Author

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.

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