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WTI crude oil surges while gold struggles higher, and VIX falls to fresh post-Covid low

​​Oil prices have maintained their rally, while gold has managed to recoup some losses. Meanwhile, the VIX has fallen to a new low for the year. ​

Source: Bloomberg

​​​Gold downtrend intact ​

Gold prices rallied off their lows on Thursday, but this merely points for the moment towards an intraday lower high. ​ ​A fresh turn lower targets $1900, before opening the way to the $1885 lows of mid-August. In the medium term, a deeper move lower targets the lows of March around $1806. ​ ​A rally back above the 200-day SMA might see the price target trendline resistance from the July highs, with a close above $1940 suggesting a more near-term bullish view.

Source: ProRealTime

​WTI rally goes on ​

Oil prices continued their surge on Thursday, surging to a fresh 2023 high, and putting WTI on course to hit the $92.95 highs from November last year. ​ ​The price shows no sign of slowing its ascent, and buyers continue to leap on the slightest weakness. Even a move back towards $85 would still leave the rally from the June lows intact, and would create a higher low. ​ ​Trendline support from the June lows comes into play around $85.

Source: ProRealTime

​VIX at three-and-a-half-year low ​

Volatility continues to decline, and the IG rolling VIX price has hit its lowest level since the beginning of January 2020. ​ ​The lows of 2019 around 14.3 now provide the next area of possible support. A rebound in the Vix may well be overdue, but for the moment there is no sign of a recovery, though a close above 16 might suggest that a short-term low is formed. ​

Source: ProRealTime

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