Technical analysis for Gold for December 20, 2018

As we said in previous posts this is not the time be buying Gold. Gold price has most probably finished the entire leg higher from $1,196 and it is preparing for a pull back. Gold price however remains technically in a short-term bullish trend as long as price is above $1,233.

Blue line- short-term trend line support

Gold line - Bearish RSI divergence

Green line - Major trend line support

Gold price made a new higher high as expected and reached very close to our $1,263 target. Price made a high at $1,258 and pulled back sharply towards $1,241 while now it is trading around $1,246. The blue trend line support is at $1,234-35 and if this trend line is broken, we should expect a move lower at least towards $1,220-25 and the green trend line support. Short-term support is found at $1,241 and if broken it will increase the chances of us seeing a deeper pull back. The RSI is providing bulls with some warning signs and implies that bulls need to be very cautious.