Gold Price Slides Below Key Support, Oil Price Trims Gains

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Gold price started a major decline below the $1,850 and $1,820 support levels. Crude oil price is also trimming gains and it traded below $70.50.

Important Takeaways for Gold and Oil

  • Gold price started a fresh decline from well above the $1,850 level against the US Dollar.
  • There is a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,825 on the hourly chart of gold.
  • Crude oil price climbed higher towards $72.75 before correcting lower.
  • There was a break below a major bullish trend line with support near $71.20 on the hourly chart of XTI/USD.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

This week, gold price faced an increase in selling pressure near $1,900 against the US Dollar. The price started a major decline and it traded below many important supports near $1,880 and $1,850.

The price even settled below the $1,850 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. There was a break below the $1,820 support and $1,800. A low is formed near $1,762 on FXOpen and the price is now correcting losses.

Gold Price Technical Analysis

An immediate resistance on the upside is near the $1,790 level. It is near the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $1,862 swing high to $1,762 low.

The first major resistance is near the $1,800 level. There is also a connecting bearish trend line forming with resistance near $1,825 on the hourly chart of gold. An intermediate resistance is near the $1,815 level and the 50 hourly SMA.

The 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $1,862 swing high to $1,762 low is also near the $1,815 level. Conversely, the price might resume its decline below $1,780. An initial support is near the $1,775 level.

The first major support is near the $1,765 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 $70.00 level against the US Dollar. The price even climbed above the $72.00 level and it traded to a new multi-month high.

A high was formed near $72.71 before the price started a downside correction. There was a break below the $71.20 level and the 50 hourly simple moving average. The price even broke the $70.00 support zone.

Oil Price Technical Analysis

A low was formed near $69.51 and the price is now recovering higher. It climbed above the 23.6% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $72.71 high to $69.51 low.

It is now facing resistance near the $70.70 level. The next key resistance is near the $71.10 level. It is near the 50% Fib retracement level of the recent decline from the $72.71 high to $69.51 low. The main resistance is now forming near $71.50 and the 50 hourly simple moving average.

On the downside, an initial support is forming near the $70.00 level. The main support is now forming near the $69.50 level. A downside break below the recent low could open the doors for a move towards the $68.80 support level. Any more losses may possibly lead the price towards the $67.50 support level.

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