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Gold Price Daily Chart Signaling Bearish Continuation

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Aayush Jindal

Key Highlights

  • Gold price topped near the $1,346 level in Feb2019 and later corrected lower.
  • There is a crucial declining channel formed withresistance at $1,292 on the daily chart of XAU/USD.
  • China’s GDP grew 6.4% in Q1 2019 (YoY), morethan the 6.3% forecast.
  • The US Retail Sales in March 2019 could increase0.9% (MoM), better than the last -0.2%.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

There was a strong rise in gold price in January and February 2019 above $1,300 against the US Dollar. The price even broke the $1,325 resistance, formed a top near $1,346, and recently corrected lower.

Gold Price Technical Analysis Chart

The daily chart of XAU/USD indicates that the price declinedbelow the $1,320 support level and a major bullish trend line to move into abearish zone. The price even broke the $1,310 and $1,300 support levels toenter a bearish zone.

Intermediately, there were a couple of swing lows formednear $1,282. The last low was near $1,280 before the price rebounded above$1,300. However, the price failed to clear the $1,310 resistance and declined backbelow $1,300.

There was a break below the $1,280 low and the price testedthe 1.236 Fib extension level of the last wave from the $1,280 low to $1,311high.

It seems like there is a crucial declining channel in placewith resistance at $1,292 on the same chart. Therefore, there is a risk of morelosses below the $1,270 level in the near term.

The next major support is at $1,262 and the 1.618 Fibextension level of the last wave from the $1,280 low to $1,311 high. However,the main support is at $1,250 and the 200-day simple moving average (green).

Looking at the major pairs, EUR/USD recovered recently above 1.1250, but GBP/USD remains at a risk of more losses below 1.3050.

Economic Releases to Watch Today

  • Germany’s Manufacturing PMI for April 2019(Preliminary) - Forecast 45.0, versus 44.1 previous.
  • Germany’s Services PMI for April 2019(Preliminary) - Forecast 55.1, versus 55.4 previous.
  • Euro Zone Manufacturing PMI April 2019(Preliminary) – Forecast 47.9, versus 47.5 previous.
  • Euro Zone Services PMI for April 2019(Preliminary) – Forecast 53.2, versus 53.3 previous.
  • UK Retail Sales for March 2019 (YoY) - Forecast+4.6%, versus +4.0% previous.
  • UK Retail Sales for March 2019 (MoM) - Forecast-0.3%, versus +0.4% previous.
  • US Manufacturing PMI for April 2019(Preliminary) – Forecast 52.8, versus 52.4 previous.
  • US Services PMI for April 2019 (Preliminary) –Forecast 55.0, versus 55.3 previous.
  • US Initial Jobless Claims - Forecast 205K,versus 196K previous.
  • US Retail Sales March 2019 (MoM) – Forecast +0.9%,versus -0.2% previous.
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