Gold Price and Crude Oil Price Show Bearish Signs

Gold price started a fresh decline from well above $1,825. Crude oil price is also declining and it broke the main $70.00 support zone.

Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil

• Gold price failed to clear the $1,830 level and it started a fresh decline against the US Dollar.
• There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $1,815 on the hourly chart of gold.
• Crude oil price also started a fresh decline from well above the $72.00 zone.
• There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $69.25 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

This week, gold price failed once again to clear the $1,830 resistance against the US Dollar. The price traded as high as $1,831 on FXOpen before it started a fresh decline.

There was a break below the $1,820 and $1,810 support levels. The price even broke the $1,805 support and the 50 hourly simple moving average. Besides, there was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $1,815 on the hourly chart of gold.

The price spiked below $1,800 before the bulls appeared. The price is now consolidating losses, with an immediate resistance near the $1,810 level.

The first key resistance is near the $1,810 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. It is near the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $1,831 high to $1,797 low. The main resistance is near the $1,815 level.

A close above $1,815 could set the pace for a larger increase. An initial support on the downside is near the $1,795 level. The first major support is near the $1,785 level. If there is a downside break, the price could test the $1,750 support in the near term.

Oil Price Technical Analysis

After a sharp bearish reaction from $73.80, crude oil price started a major decline against the US Dollar. The price broke the $72.00 support to move into a bearish zone.

The price even broke the $70.00 support and the 50 hourly simple moving average. It opened the doors for more losses below the $68.50 level. The price traded as low as $67.34 and it is now consolidating losses.

An immediate resistance near the $68.90 level. It is near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $73.87 high to $67.34 low.

The first key resistance is near the $69.00 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $69.25 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD. A clear break above the trend line could lead the price towards the $70.60 level.

It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the downward move from the $73.87 high to $67.34 low. Any more gains may possibly call for a test of the $72.00 resistance zone.

An initial support on the downside is near the $67.50 level. The first major support is near the $67.20 level. If there is a downside break, the price could extend its decline towards the $65.00 level in the coming sessions.

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