Gold Price and Crude Oil Price Eye Upside Break

Gold price is facing resistance near $1,790 and $1,800. Crude oil price remains elevated above the key $80.00 pivot level and it is eyeing more upsides.

Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil

· Gold price started a decent increase above the $1,760 resistance against the US Dollar.

· There was a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $1,785 on the hourly chart of gold.

· Crude oil price extended its rally towards the $83.70 level before it started a downside correction.

· There is a key bullish trend line forming with support near $81.30 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

Gold price started a fresh increase above the $1,750 pivot level against the US Dollar. The price gained pace and it was able to settle above the $1,780 resistance zone.

A high was formed near $1,800 on FXOpen and the price corrected lower. There was a break below the $1,780 and $1,775 levels. However, the bulls were active above the $1,750 level. A low was formed near $1,760 and the price is now rising.

The price is back above the $1,780 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. It also surpassed the 50% Fib retracement level of the key drop from the $1,800 swing high to $1,760 low.

There was also a break above a major contracting triangle with resistance near $1,785 on the hourly chart of gold. An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $1,788 and $1,790 levels. It is near the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the key drop from the $1,800 swing high to $1,760 low.

The first major resistance is near the $1,792 level. The main resistance is near the $1,800 level. A close above the $1,800 level could open the doors for a move towards $1,820.

On the downside, the first major support is near the $1,782 level and the 50 SMA. A downside break below the $1,762 support zone may possibly call for a test of the $1,765 support zone in the near term.

Oil Price Technical Analysis

Crude oil price started a major increase from the $78.80 support zone against the US Dollar. The price broke the $80.00 resistance zone to move into a positive zone.

The price even cleared the $82.00 level and settled above the 50 hourly simple moving average. A high was formed near $83.70 before the price corrected lower. It corrected a few points below the $82.00 level.

However, the price remained stable above the $80.00 level. The recent swing low was near $80.58 before the price started a fresh increase. There was a break above the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $83.70 swing high to $80.58 low.

On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $82.50 level. It is near the 61.8% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $83.70 swing high to $80.58 low. The next key resistance is near the $83.00 level, above which the price might accelerate higher towards $85.00.

On the downside, an initial support is near the $81.60 level. The first key support is near the $81.50 level. There is also a key bullish trend line forming with support near $81.30 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

If there is a downside break below the $81.30 level, the price could extend its decline towards the $80.00 level in the coming sessions.

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