Gold Price and Crude Oil Price Aim Higher

Gold price started a decent recovery wave from the $1,750 support. Crude oil price is rising and it is now trading nicely above the $74.00 level.

Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil

• Gold price started a fresh recovery wave after forming a base above $1,750 against the US Dollar.
• There is a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,780 on the hourly chart of gold.
• Crude oil price climbed higher and it even surged above the $75.00 resistance.
• There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $73.65 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

This week, gold price formed a decent support base above the $1,750 zone against the US Dollar. The price started a fresh upward move and it surpassed the $1,760 resistance zone.

The price even settled above the $1,765 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. However, the price seems to be facing a strong resistance near the $1,780 zone. There is also a key bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,780 on the hourly chart of gold.

A high is formed near $1,782 on FXOpen and the price is now consolidating gains. An upside break above the trend line could spark more gains above $1,782.

An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $1,795 level. The first major resistance is near the $1,800 level. If the price breaks the $1,800 level, it could accelerate higher. In the stated case, the price could rise towards the $1,840 zone.

Conversely, the price might resume its decline below $1,775. An initial support is near the $1,765 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $1,750 low to $,1782 high.

The first major support is near the $1,760 level. The next key support is near the $1,750 level, below which the price might continue to move down towards the $1,720 level in the near term.

Oil Price Technical Analysis

Crude oil price extended its upward move above the $72.00 level against the US Dollar. The price even climbed above the $74.00 level and it traded to a new multi-month high.

During the increase, there was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $73.65 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD. A high was formed near $75.66 before the price started a downside correction. There was a break below the $75.00, but the price remained well above the 50 hourly simple moving average.

It tested the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $71.68 swing low to $75.66 high. On the downside, an initial support is forming near the $74.00 level.

The main support is now forming near the $73.65 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $71.68 swing low to $75.66 high. A downside break below the $73.65 level could open the doors for a move towards the $72.00 support level.

On the upside, an initial resistance is near the $75.50 level. The next key resistance is near the $75.65 level. Any more gains could lift the price towards the $78.00 resistance zone in the near term.

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