Tuesday, December 18, 2018

Gold and Silver charts: bulls showing courage and determination

Gold chart pattern


The following remarks were made in the previous post on the daily bar chart pattern of Gold: "Some near-term upside is likely. Gold's price needs to move convincingly above its 200 day EMA and the 1280 level for bulls to regain control of the chart."

Bulls have showed real courage and determination. Gold's price first crossed above the 'support/resistance zone' between 1230 & 1240 with decent volume support, and then moved above its 200 day EMA.

Volumes petered off and gold's price slipped below its 200 day EMA, but bounced up after receiving support from its rising 20 day EMA. Gold's price has closed above its three EMAs in bull territory after 8 months, but bears have not yet relinquished control.

Daily technical indicators are in bullish zones, but not showing any upward momentum. MACD is moving sideways above its rising signal line. RSI is above its 50% level. Slow stochastic has fallen down from its overbought zone.

Expect gold's price to consolidate around current level for some time before it makes an attempt to cross above the next 'support/resistance zone' between 1260 & 1270.

On longer term weekly chart (not shown), gold’s price moved above its 20 week EMA, but faced resistance from its 50 week EMA and closed below its 200 week EMA in long-term bear territoryWeekly technical indicators are looking bullish. MACD is rising above its signal line in bearish zone. RSI has crossed above its 50% level. Slow stochastic is inside its overbought zone, and can trigger a near-term consolidation/correction.

Silver chart pattern



The following remarks were made in the previous post on the daily bar chart pattern of Silver"Some more near-term upside is likely. Expect strong resistance from the zone between 15.0 and 15.25."

Silver's price rallied to touch an intra-day high of 14.90 on Thu. Dec 13, but sliding volumes ensured failure to test resistance from the 'support/resistance zone'. Bears used the opportunity to sell. Silver's price dropped to seek support from its entangled 20 day and 50 day EMAs.

Daily technical indicators are in bullish zones but are not showing much upward momentum. MACD is above its rising signal line. RSI is above its 50% level. Slow stochastic is sliding down inside its overbought zone.

Expect silver's price to consolidate around current level for some time before bulls can make a realistic attempt to cross above the 'support/resistance zone' and the 200 day EMA. 

On longer term weekly chart (not shown), silver’s price faced resistance from its 20 week EMA and closed below its 50 week and 200 week EMAs in a long-term bear marketWeekly MACD and RSI are in their respective bearish zones, but showing upward momentum. Slow stochastic is rising towards its overbought zone.

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