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Technical analysis: key levels for gold and crude

Gold turns lower after recent gains, with the Brent decline also reversing after shift in risk appetite.

Joshua Mahony JMahony_IG
Senior Market Analyst, London

Publication date : 2018-04-05T09:58:59+0100

Gold breakdown could drive further losses

Gold continues to trade within a multi-month range, with yesterday’s early gains fading as equities rallied.

The drop below $1328 points towards the potential of further losses. Ultimately, this is a particularly choppy period given the influence of fundamental factors. However, look out for the potential of further downside, with $1321 being the near-term support. It makes sense to look for trades around the extremes of the recent $1306-$1360 range.

Gold chart

Gold chart

Gold chart

Brent rallies back into key resistance

Brent has managed to rally back into the $68.22 resistance level, erasing all of yesterday’s losses.

This level represents the Tuesday peak, alongside the neckline of a head and shoulders formation. With that in mind, watch for a potential move lower from here. We would need to see the price rally up through $70.00 to start looking bullish once more. Until then, with the stochastic overbought and turning lower, there is a good chance of a bearish turn before long.

Brent chart

Brent chart

Brent chart

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