Gold and Crude Oil Consolidate After Suffering Deep Losses
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Talking Points:
US Dollar Extends Recovery for Fourth Consecutive Day
S&P 500 Digesting Gains After Setting New Record High
Gold, Crude Oil Prices Stall After Suffering Large Losses
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US DOLLAR TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices advanced for a fourth consecutive day but failed to clear a near-term upside chart barrier. Near-term resistance is at 11836, the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement, with a break above that on a daily closing basis exposing the 50% level at 11898. Alternatively, a turn back below the 11748-59 area (range support, 23.6% Fib) clears the way for a test of the 14.6% retracement at 11711.
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S&P 500 TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are consolidating after breaking range resistance and setting a new record high. From here, a daily close above the 50% Fibonacci expansion at 2140.70 exposes the 61.8% level at 2159.30. Alternatively, a move back below the 38.2% Fib at 2122.10 targets the 23.6% expansion at 2099.10.
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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are consolidating after issuing the largest daily decline in three weeks. A close below trend line resistance-turned-support at 1206.69 exposes the 23.6% Fibonacci expansion at 1193.38. Near-term resistance is at 1232.30, the May 18 high.
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CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – Prices are digesting losses after issuing the largest decline in six weeks. From here, a daily close below the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement exposes the 38.2% level at 60.27. Alternatively, a move above the 14.6% retracement at 66.03 targets the 14.6% Fib expansion at 67.78.
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