Gold Price Analysis: Bulls slammed at critical resistance, focus is on weekly target again


  • Gold bulls are making hard work of a tough resistance area. 
  • The focus is on the downside to weekly support on a hold below resistance. 

Further to the prior analysis, Gold Price Analysis: USD bears sink their teeth, gold breaks resistance, the break was only partial and the price has subsequently been knocked back below the structure. 

The following illustrates where the bias now sits if a retest of the resistance holds.

Prior analysis, Gold

The structure was identified with the FXStreet Confluence Detector as a strong area of resistance:

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On a restest of the structure, bears will be looking for a downside extension of the bearish trend. 

In prior analysis, the downside target was identified as follows and bears will want to now see a break of the dynamic trendline support:

From a daily perspective, this may play out as follows:

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