Gold quotes are traded at the level of at 1273.73. 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 test the upper boundary of the bands of the Bollinger Bands indicator. A test of the level of 1269.50 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 1290.40.
GOLD forecast and XAU/USD analysis on December 25, 2017
The conservative buying area is located near the lower border of the Bollinger Bands indicator strip at 1259.30. Canceling the option of continuing the growth of Gold will be a breakdown of the lower border of the Bollinger Bands indicator bands, as well as a moving average with a period of 55 and the closing of the pair quotes below the area of 1252.50, 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.