Carried the selling momentum from last Fri., gold sank further yesterday. The market opened at 1694 back from the weekend. After the price briefly touched 1700 during the opening hours, the bearish run began. It cleared the 1680 support in the US opening session and landed at the day-low near 1665. The day ended at 1668, down by USD 25.

Selling resumed after the US employment figures last Fri. After it cleared the 1700 support, an S-T resistance line(2) formed in the past 24 hours; the downward trend should continue before the price breakout from this trendline(2). The next critical support is near 1650(4) for now.

A bottoming signal has yet to appear in the daily chart, where the 20-day MA become the upside resistance again. Gold should touch a new weekly low today. Within the next 24 hours, let’s see if the price can resuming its position within its previous 1653-88(5) trading zone.

S-T Resistances:

1676
1670
1665

Market price: 1663

S-T Supports:

1660

1655
1650

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