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Gold Price Forecast January 30, 2018, Technical Analysis

By:
Christopher Lewis
Updated: Jan 30, 2018, 04:12 UTC

Gold markets drifted lower during the day on Monday, showing signs of exhaustion. The market has sliced through the $1340 level, showing signs of continued pressure. The US dollar rallied during the day, and that almost always puts a lot of downward pressure on the yellow metal as well.

Gold daily chart, January 30, 2018

I believe that this pullback is somewhat temporary though, as the US dollar has strengthened in the Forex markets. The $13,000 level will be supportive, but then again, I think that the $1325 level could offer support as well, as it has been important in the past. The ferocity of the selloff tells me that we certainly can’t step in front of this falling knife, but if we can get a bounce or a stable daily candle, it might be time to start buying again.

Pay attention to the US Dollar Index, because if it starts falling, it will have broken a significant support level and that should put upward pressure on precious metals overall, and of course gold is the first place that traders get involved when trying to play the precious metals markets. It’s less volatile than Silver markets, but certainly seems to be easier to trade.

The $1360 level has offered a bit of resistance, but I think the major fight will be on her hands near the $1400 level, which clearing that would free the market to be more of a “buy-and-hold” investment, and that traders would come flooding into with fresh, new money. At that point, I would not be surprised at all to see Gold go to the $1800 level again. That’s not to say a go straight up, but it certainly would be a strong sign. In the meantime, I think we are trying to build up a bit of a floor to launch from.

Gold Analysis Video 30.10.18

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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