Gold unexpectedly collapsed last week after making a new all time high. There was no indication from short term or the daily chart that the correction was about to occur & I do not believe it was all down to a stronger PMI number, when the dollar did not climb significantly against other currencies.
As I warned a close last week below the previous week’s low of 2332 leaves an important bearish engulfing candle on the weekly chart. (When a new all time high is reached & the price then collapses below the previous candle low, creating a bull trap, when longs are holding losing positions).
Although we closed a point above 2332, it still qualifies as a bearish engulfing candle in my view.
Although I will not take this as an immediate sell signal, it is a warning to bulls that the bull run may be over at this stage.
It could mean we consolidate in a sideways channel, it does not necessarily mean prices are about to collapse, although I would not be surprised to see us drift lower to 2310/00 at the start of this week. I then need to see what pattern develops.
It could mean we consolidate in a sideways channel, it does not necessarily mean prices are about to collapse, although I would not be surprised to see us drift lower to 2310/00 at the start of this week. I then need to see what pattern develops.
Just 1 thing to note, I think last week’s high is too far above the April high for a double top pattern to be relevant. So it’s not as negative as it could have been.
On Friday I thought we could see a recovery & I wrote: Gains could be limited, with nervous short term bulls trapped in some losses, so a high for the day around 2350/55 is possible.
However we only made it as far as 2347.
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