Gold quotes are traded at the level of at 1265.46. Gold moves above the level of the moving average with a period of 55, which indicates the existence of a bullish trend for Gold. At the moment, Gold quotes are moving near the upper border of the Bollinger Bands indicator bars. A test of the level of 1261.50 is expected, from which one should expect an attempt to continue growth and further development of the upward trend for gold with a target near the level of 1280.50.
GOLD forecast and XAU/USD analysis on December 22, 2017
The conservative buying area is located near the lower border of the Bollinger Bands indicator strip at 1257.20. The abolition of the option of continuing Gold growth will be a breakdown of the lower border area of the Bollinger Bands indicator strip, as well as a moving average with a period of 55 and the closing of the pair quotations below the area of 1245.50, indicating a change in the trend in favor of the bearish for Gold. In the event of breakdown of the upper boundary of the bands of the indicator Bollinger Bands, one should expect an acceleration of growth.