Gold Chart of The Week

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Weekly Gold Report August 12^th through August 16^th

Summer markets and light volume trading should continue to be the focus for the upcoming week. Despite the fact that the next five trading days have quite a bit of data to present, the reports are divided equally between the United States and Europe, along with a few from Japan and Great Britain. This mix of intermarket and intercontinental data should provide decent intraday volatility to trade, but I do not expect any fireworks.

The two standouts this week will be Retail Sales in the US and GDP reports from Germany, France and the Eurozone. Any one of these reports can provide some nice movement in the Currencies and Stock Indexes, but lighter volume trading should cap any major movement.

The Gold Futures have been a tricky market to predict from a fundamental perspective, which also makes a multi-day trade difficult. Over the last few years, Gold would look for things like a weak US Dollar or a weak Stock Market to provide a reason to rally or sell off. There was also the “Risk On-Risk Off” movement last year that provided the occasional curve ball. But lately it seems more impossible than ever to tie the direction of Gold to any one fundamental idea. But you CAN trust technical analysis.

The above chart is a daily of the December Gold Futures. Arrow #1 points out last weeks low that was a test of the prior chart consolidation from mid-July. A hold at this prior low provided a steady bounce that is now on its way to a test of a prior trendline that was supportive but now is seen as resistance. Not only is $1350 significant because of this trendline (identified by arrow #2), it is also significant because it is a retest of the July 23^rd high print. An early climb off the open on Monday morning seems to me like a great way to bait traders into a long position before turning the market upside down. I will let the closing price of Gold today prove to me whether this idea is right or wrong.

Good luck this week and please feel free to reach out to me directly if you would like to discuss trading Gold Futures or any other Futures or Futures Options. I will be happy to hear from you.

I can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (888) 272-6926.

Thank you for your interest,
Brian Booth
Senior Market Strategist
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888.272.6926

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