Gold & Silver; Positive Catalysts?
Bullion Round Up
Weakness in the US dollar index lent support for a more positive bullion prices. Gold crawled higher in Asia trading time - indicating that strong demand persist in Asia where investors continue to see value in the current gold price. RBI governor Mr Subbarao also expressed concern that high inflation in India encourage buying of gold rather than holding on India rupees.
Other catalyst includes the statement by RBA governor Mr Stevens who suggested that “an accommodative stance of monetary policy is appropriate as inflation is likely to be consistent with target”. Fed vice chairwoman, Janet Yellen also reaffirm the importance of stimulus spending and confirms that central banks intends to “keep monetary policy highly accommodative until well into the recovery”. BOE, BOJ and ECB will also hold press conference this week with a possible discussion on additional stimulus. Stock market in general has rallied on additional stimulus talks. Mr King of BOE has already expressed his interest to increase the current stimulus programme. We would not be surprise if the BOJ press conference is a copy and paste from the other previous headline to weaken yen further and target a 2% inflation rate.
The question remains if all of the above catalysts are sufficient to justify a higher gold price? We felt that investors should initially ask if we have reached the pivotal bottom in gold before asking the above question. It looks like gold is still biding its time and should the above setup turned gold supportive (which we think it will), then gold bears have a lot to think about. As per our previous commentaries, we highlighted the other potential catalyst of short covering that may give gold the edge to rally higher once a price bottom is obtained. Technically, gold may retest the previous low at $ 1555 or $ 1535 before a sharp V reversal to mark the end of the bear control.
Gold Technical
Short Term:
With
the Dow hitting new record all-time high, gold trading remain capped
in a tight range of $ 1570 to $ 1585. Initially, it traded higher on
the back of a “Global Stimulus” programme by central banks as
well as lower US dollar index. However, we did mention in our last
commentary that prices are capped to the upside and unable to break
that 38.2% retracement level. This confirms that the bear is still in
control and we expect prices to consolidate and a retest of quality
support seems imminent.
Medium Term:
Gold
is still trading at the bottom end of the downtrend channel line. It
is a major concern as it fails to have any traction to rebound from
this area. Instead, it is still consolidating after the bear flag.
Should prices break below $ 1570, selling pressure will increase and
a retest of $ 1550 is possible.
We will short gold at $ 1568.5 with
a stop loss at $ 1572.5 and target $ 1556. Should the selling
overextend itself, we look to place a buy at $ 1530 with stop loss
of $ 1525 and target $ 1550.
Resistance: $ 1587, $ 1592, $ 1625 (50%), $ 1650, $ 1686, $ 1697 (previous high) Support: $ 1564, $1555, $ 1545, $ 1525, $ 1522 (2012 low) |
Silver
Technical
Short Term:
Silver
traded higher but unable to sustain any of its gain. As of the time
of writing, silver break below the first line of support at $ 28.64
(38.2%) and now holding on at $ 28.58 (50%) level. The next support
lies at $ 28.37 and should that break lower then we will revisit
March low of $ 27.93 again. With the stochastic fast line pointing
lower and the MACD crossing to the negative zone, we expect selling
pressure to persist.
Medium Term:
The
shooting star on the daily chart signals that the bear won the fight.
The bull tried to push prices higher, creating the large upper shadow
but failed as prices return to where it starts. For an instance,
there was a glimmer of hope that silver may break higher with the
MACD converging closer. For now, we expect more consolidation ahead.
Short silver at $ 28.45 with a stop
loss of $ 28.55 and target $ 28.15. Looking to buy if $ 29.15 is
given and place a long trade to target $ 29.50.
Resistance: $ 29.50, $ 29.74 (38.2%), $ 30.19 (50%) Support: $ 27.93, $ 27.50 |
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06 Mar 2013 | Categories: Gold