Gold Price Remains At Risk and Oil Price Aims More Gains

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Gold price is struggling to clear the $1,855 resistance zone. Crude oil price is rising and might continue to gain pace above the $120.00 resistance.

Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil

· Gold price struggled above $1,860 and corrected lower against the US Dollar.

· There was a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $1,850 on the hourly chart of gold.

· Crude oil price gained pace after it broke the $118 and $120 resistance levels.

· There is a major bullish trend line forming with support near $118.50 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

Gold price formed a base above the $1,830 and $1,835 levels against the US Dollar. The price started a fresh increase after it broke the $1,840 resistance zone.

There was a clear move above the $1,850 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. The price even cleared the $1,855 level and traded as high as $1,859 on FXOpen. Recently, there was a downside correction below $1,855.

Gold Price Hourly Chart

The price declined below the 50% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,837 swing low to $1,859 high. There was also a break below a key bullish trend line with support near $1,850 on the hourly chart of gold.

The price also tested the 76.4% Fib retracement level of the upward move from the $1,837 swing low to $1,859 high. On the downside, an initial support is near the $1,840 level.

The next major support is near the $1,835 level, below which there is a risk of a larger decline. In the stated case, the price could decline sharply towards the $1,810 support zone. On the upside, the price is facing resistance near the $1,850 level.

The main resistance is now forming near the $1,860 level. A close above the $1,860 level could open the doors for a steady increase towards $1,875. The next major resistance sits near the $1,888 level.

Oil Price Technical Analysis

Crude oil price formed a base above the $112 level against the US Dollar. The price started a major increase above the $116 and $118 resistance levels.

The price climbed above the $120 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. The price traded as high as $121.31 and is currently correcting gains. It traded below the 38.2% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $115.67 swing low to $121.31 high.

Oil Price Hourly Chart

On the downside, an immediate support is near the $118.50 level. There is also a major bullish trend line forming with support near $118.50 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

The trend line is close to the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent increase from the $115.67 swing low to $121.31 high. The next major support is near the $117.00 level. If there is a downside break, the price might decline towards $115.

Any more losses may perhaps open the doors for a move towards the $112 support zone in the coming sessions. On the upside, an immediate resistance is near the $119.80 level.

The next key resistance is near the $120.00 level, above which the price might accelerate higher towards $121.50 or even $122.00.

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