Gold and Silver Prices Head for Strong Finish this Week but Bearish Trends Remain

Gold and Silver: Near-Term Technical Update

• Gold and silver prices ready to wrap up a strong week?
• XAU/USD and XAG/USD still remain broadly bearish
• What are the key points to watch ahead of the weekend?

XAU/USD Analysis

Gold prices are aiming higher heading into early European trade. At over 2.4 percent, XAU/USD is heading for the best week since the middle of March against the backdrop of increasingly cautious Fedspeak in recent days. Looking at the daily chart below, immediate resistance seems to be the 1884.89 inflection point from August.

Just above that, gold will be facing the 50- and 200-day moving averages. There was a bearish crossover in September which offered a broad downward technical bias. As such, XAU/USD is facing key levels of resistance heading into the weekend. In the event of a turn lower, the midpoint of the Fibonacci retracement level is below at 1848.37 before the 1804.78 – 1815.30 inflection point.

Gold Daily Chart

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XAG/USD Analysis

Meanwhile, silver prices are in a similar scenario. XAG/USD is up almost 2 percent this week. The last time we saw this precious metal push this aggressively was in the middle of September. From here, immediate resistance is the former rising range of support from September as well as the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of 22.85.

These may hold, reinstating the broader bearish bias since early May. In the event of a turn lower, immediate support seems to be the midpoint of the Fibonacci retracement at 21.84. Extending losses beyond that places the focus on the 61.8% level at 20.83. Clearing under the latter subsequently opens the door to resuming the downtrend.

Silver Daily Chart

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— Written by Daniel Dubrovsky, Senior Contributing Strategist for DailyFX.com