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Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode

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Talking Points:

  • US Dollar Falls Short of Piercing Monthly Range Top

  • S&P 500 in Digestion Mode After Setting Record High

  • Crude Oil Stalls Below $63, Gold Holds Up at $1200

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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices issued its largest advance in a month but prices failed to overcome range resistance to secure a breakout. Near-term resistance is in the 11854-76 area (14.6% Fibonacci expansion, March 2009 high), with a break above that on a daily closing basis exposing the 23.6% level at 11963. Alternatively, a below the 14.6% Fib retracementat 11740 opens the door for a challenge of the 23.6% threshold at 11653.

Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode
Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode

Daily Chart - Created Using FXCM Marketscope

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S&P 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices paused to digest gains after advancing to yet another record high. A daily close above the 14.6% Fibonacci expansion at 2121.80 exposes the 23.6% level at 2133.70. Near-term support is at 2102.60, the February 23 low.

Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode
Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode

Daily Chart - Created Using FXCM Marketscope

GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices has stalled above interim support at 1197.86, the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement. A break above the intersection of trend line support-turned-resistance and the 50% level at 1218.80 exposes the 38.2% Fib at 1239.73. Alternatively, a turn below 1197.86 targets the 76.4% retracement at 1171.96.

Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode
Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode

Daily Chart - Created Using FXCM Marketscope

CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices launched a recovery as expected, with buyers now attempting to reclaim momentum after a brief pullback. A break above the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion at 61.98 exposes the February 17 high at 62.98, followed by the 38.2% level at 64.58. Alternatively, a reversal below the 14.6% Fib at 60.38 targets resistance-turned-support at 58.17.

Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode
Gold Holds Up at $1200, SPX 500 Remains in Consolidation Mode

Daily Chart - Created Using FXCM Marketscope

--- Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

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