Gold quotes are traded at the level of at 1302.97. 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 1297.60 is expected, from which one should expect an attempt to continue growth and further development of the upward trend in gold with a target near the level of 1316.50.
GOLD forecast and XAU/USD analysis on January 2, 2018
The conservative buying area is located near the lower border of the Bollinger Bands indicator strip at the level of 1277.30. The abolition of the option of continuing Gold growth will be the breakdown of the lower border of the Bollinger Bands indicator strips, as well as the moving average with a period of 55 and the closing of the pair quotations below the 1268.50 area, 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.
