December gold futures on Tuesday saw a steep sell off on profit-taking pressure from recent strong gains and on a solid rebound in the value of the U.S. dollar versus the other major currencies. A steep uptrend line on the daily chart for December gold was penetrated on the downside and negated Tuesday, but no serious chart damage has yet occurred. However, strong follow-through selling pressure on Wednesday would likely begin to inflict some near-term technical damage to begin to suggest that a near-term market top is in place.
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Gold bears should also take note that the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) indicator, as seen at the bottom of the chart, is poised to produce a bearish line crossover signal, whereby the thick blue MACD line crosses below the thin red “trigger” line. See technical support and resistance levels on the chart.
Stay tuned!
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