Gold & Silver; Stagnant before COMEX option expiry
Traders remain cautious to place any significant position as we approach the end of the month. Economic data that are due next week could increase market volatility and staying on the side line remains the best policy. Precious metal market remains lacklustre with no real conviction among investors. Physical demand continues to dwindle while outflow in ETF continues. Meanwhile, gold and silver failed to capitalize on bullish data and seems to suggest that bearish sentiment prevail. Both metal faced further pullback and previous low looks to be a viable target. Expect more range trading between $ 1310 to $ 1336 area and we are not expecting any major move until certain support or resistance give way.
Gold Technical Outlook
Daily
Chart
Gold
opened at $ 1328 but selling pressure forced the yellow metal to
revisit $ 1313 again. Technically, it looks oversold in the short
term but the daily and weekly chart indicate further weakness ahead.
The outlook remains weak and further pullback looks imminent.
Meanwhile, the Bollinger band is turning lower - which capped the
potential upside at $ 1376 at the moment. A break and close below $
1313 means that a retest of $ 1290 is next followed by $ 1275. Should
gold break below $ 1275, previous low at $ 1180 seems highly
probable.
| Resistance: $ 1434, $ 1455, $ 1525 Support: $ 1278, $ 1210, $ 1180 |
Traders Notes:
Short only if it break $ 1290 level. Going long
on a break above $ 1380 - the target will be previous high.
| Short Term (1 - 3 weeks) | Medium Term (1 - 3 months) | Long Term (6- 12 months) |
| Cautiously bullish - $ 1438 | Bearish - $ 1215 | Target $ 1500 / $ 1600 |
Silver Technical Outlook
Daily Chart
The technical outlook remains bearish as silver
trade within the larger downtrend channel and the current price
action remains corrective in nature. Next support stands at $ 20.84
which is 61.8% of the retracement from June low to August high.
Should that support give way, the white metal could easily revisit
its previous low. The daily RSI is below 50 but has not reached the
oversold territory. In addition, the MACD line struggle to cross
above the signal line. Daily candlestick also shows an evening start
formation which suggests a bearish reversal pattern. Therefore, we
envisage further selling and a possible test of $ 20.25 area.
| Resistance: $ 23.45, $ 23.90, $ 24.53 Support: $ 21.40, $20.80, $ 19.50 |
Traders Notes:
Looking to short if it break and close below $ 21.30.
| Short Term (1 - 3 weeks) | Medium Term (1 - 3 months) | Long Term (6 - 12 months) |
| Possible retest of $ 20.60 area | Bearish $ 20.00 area | Bullish - a potential bull run? |
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25 Sep 2013
