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Gold Price Forecast – Gold markets volatile for session on Wednesday

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Sep 13, 2018, 04:25 UTC

Gold markets chopped around during the day on Wednesday, showing signs of life as the US dollar got beat up a bit. However, I do see significant resistance above that could come into play, so therefore I’m not willing to throw a ton of money at this market.

Gold daily chart, September 13, 2018

Gold markets were very noisy during trading on Wednesday, as we continue to see a lot of volatility around the world. The US dollar got a bit of a beating during the day as James Bullard suggested that an inverted yield curve could cause a recession. Everybody on Wall Street knows that, except for currency traders it seems. However, at the end of the day the Gold markets continue to face a lot of selling pressure due to the US dollar strength longer-term. There have been a lot of concern with emerging markets, and that should continue to be the case. I also recognize that we are a bit range bound, although I think there is some upward pressure to be found eventually. If we do break above the $1208 level, that would be a good sign. In the meantime, I think that rallies are selling opportunities on signs of exhaustion, as gold simply can’t seem to get its act together longer-term.

I like buying physical gold when I get a chance, but obviously that’s a long-term play. In the short term, I think you need to continue to look at this as a range bound market and pay attention to recent highs and lows. The market certainly has more of a downward slant to it, but I also recognize that participants will be following the US dollar. The easiest way to do that with gold is to pay attention to the EUR/USD pair. If it rises, typically gold will as well.

Gold Price Video 13.09.18

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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