XAU/USD analysis

Bearish

Archived analysis from Oct 28, 12:41 UTC. Prices and levels are as published then.

Latest XAU/USD analysis

Summary

D1 still bearish; H1/H4 rebound runs into 4058-4071 resistance

Gold trades below the D1 Ichimoku cloud and Kijun 4101.8 with MACD under signal. H4/H1 are bouncing from 3975, but price sits at today's high zone 4058-4071 while M1-M5 RSI is overbought.

Key levels

  1. Resistance · Minor4,101.80
  2. Resistance · Minor4,083.00
  3. Resistance4,066.00 – 4,071.00
  4. Now4,056.60
  5. Support · Minor4,050.00
  6. Support4,028.00 – 4,033.00
  7. Support · Minor3,983.00

Timeframes

TimeframeDirection
D1Downtrend below the cloudBelow cloud 4320-4434, Kijun 4101.8, Tenkan 4083; MACD -54.5 < signal -48.9; RSI18 41RSI(18) 41.0MACD -54.53 / -48.91Kijun 4101.79BB mid 4113.12
H4Rebound under the cloudAbove Tenkan 4030 / Kijun 4033.6, below cloud 4142; MACD -3.75 crossed above signal -12.87; RSI18 51RSI(18) 51.1MACD -3.75 / -12.87Kijun 4033.61BB upper 4070.77
H1Just above the cloudAbove cloud top 4049.8 and Kijun 4032; MACD 5.03 slipped under signal 5.36; RSI18 58RSI(18) 58.5MACD 5.03 / 5.36BB mid 4050.96BB upper 4071.27
M15At the upper bandPrice at BB upper 4058.2 and 20-bar high 4058.3; RSI18 59.9, M5 RSI 66.7, M1 RSI 74RSI(18) 59.9BB upper 4058.24

Trade plan

  • SellPrimarySell the rejection at 4068-4076

    Trigger: Price tests 4068-4076 and H1 closes back below 4066, or M15 RSI turns down from above 70

    Entry
    4,068.00 – 4,076.00
    Stop loss
    4,104.00
    Target 1
    4,033.00
    Target 2
    3,985.00

    Invalidation: H4 close above 4083 (D1 Tenkan) cancels the sell

  • BuyBreakoutBuy the pullback after a break of 4071

    Trigger: H4 closes above 4071, then price pulls back to 4050-4056 and holds

    Entry
    4,050.00 – 4,056.00
    Stop loss
    4,026.00
    Target 1
    4,083.00
    Target 2
    4,101.00

    Invalidation: H1 close below 4028 (today's low) cancels the buy

Watch out

  • Short-term overbought: M1 RSI 74-80 and M5 RSI 67 at the M15 upper band

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