A Fascinating Flag Trendline Pattern for Gold

Gold is forming a rising parallel trendline channel or “flag” pattern that should call our attention.

Let’s start with a pure price viewpoint of this pattern along with the broader picture for planning.

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There’s different names for the current pattern including “AB=CD” Measured Move, Rising Parallel Trendline Pattern, and broader “Bear Flag.”

Either way, this pattern shows symmetry or similarity in both the July and August up-swings and the early August and early September down-swings or retracements.

Price remained within the rising trendlines or reference points which is where we start our current planning.

In simplest terms, a “Pattern Continuation” event suggests a bounce up and continuation higher toward the $1,450/$1,475 level.

Otherwise, a “Pattern Breakdown/Failure” event triggers under $1,350 which opens a play toward $1,300 or even $1,275.

Here’s the broader picture beyond the simple recent clear price pattern:

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We still see the rising parallel counter-trend ‘flag’ or “ABC” retracement event trading up into the $1,425 prior high (and upper Bollinger Band) target.

The recent swing took gold prices logically down away from $1,430 toward the key polarity or confluence support target price into $1,350.

While we saw an initial bounce up, this morning’s activity takes us back to challenge the $1,350 level which will be our focal point again for planning.

A clean breakdown under $1,350 suggests a “Bear Flag Downside Breakout” event which opens a play toward $1,300/$1,275.

Once again, the “Pattern Continuation” play would remain valid while price traded between the rising trendlines and up away from the $1,350 key confluence.

Keep watching this area and the clean trendline pattern closely throughout the week.

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Corey Rosenbloom, CMT
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4 Comments

  1. Would you say the rise to 1450-1475 in gold is now compromised or is it still a possibility despite this down move. I notice it has not made a lower low yet..

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