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Axel Rudolph | Technical Analysis Research | Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Technical Outlook

Bullion Weekly Technicals

1Axel Rudolph | Technical Analysis Research | Tuesday, 11 October 2011

Technical Outlook

Has reached the 32.30/33.15 resistance area which caps for the second time in as many weeks.Spot Silver:

Has come off its 11 month high at 54.25 and slips back towards the psychological 50 region.Gold/Silver Ratio:

Recovery off last week’s one year low at 535.25 is being witnessed and should continue.Palladium:

Is attempting to correct higher from its near two year low at 1427.Platinum:

The 38.2% Fibonacci retracement at 1680.91 has been hit once more. Is to still grind higher.Spot Gold:

Short term view (1-3 weeks)Market

Precious metals are consolidating and are making back some of their recent losses


Platinum, Palladium, Silver and GoldPrecious metals are making back some of their recent losses

Platinum-13.77%

Palladium -23.90%

Gold +17.79%

Silver +3.57%

2011 performance


Spot Gold

Spot Gold Daily Chart

The 38.2% Fibonacci retracement at 1680.91 has been hit once again

Spot gold has finally touched the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the September decline at 1680.91 but this caps for now.

Once surpassed, the previous support zone which, because of inverse polarity, has become resistance at 1702.70/1744.01 should be revisited as well. It consists of the late August low and the 55 day moving average but is likely to cap.

Should this be the case the 1600 region could be back in play and, if slipped through, the 200 day moving average at 1534.54 as well. Failure here will push the 1478.97/1462.10 support area (May, July lows and the 2008-2011 uptrend line) into the picture. This scenario is on the back burner at present and may not even take place.

Only a drop through this latter support zone will indicate that a longer term top has been formed with the 1307.80 2011 low being eyed, something we think unlikely for now.

1-Week View

1772.8/1792.61600.0/1582.85

1702.7/1744.01625.90

1-Month View ResistanceSupport

Resistance is at 1702.70/1744.01


Spot Gold Weekly Chart

Has once again bounced off the 30 week moving average (green line)

Spot Gold

Remains above the 2008-11 uptrend line at 1482.37


Spot Silver

Spot Silver Daily Chart

Has reached the 32.30/33.15 resistance area which caps for the second time in as many weeks

Spot silver’s recovery has taken it to the 32.30/33.15 resistance area which encompasses the May and June lows. Here it may well be capped again, however.

Should this not be the case, further resistance along the 55 week moving average at 33.60 and probably also at 35.15 may also be reached. The latter is where a Fibonacci cluster sits. The area between it and the 200 day moving average at 36.36 is to cap the precious metal, though.

Above it lurks the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the August-to-September decline at 37.30.

While trading below this level, the risk of another leg lower being made over the coming weeks remains in place.

A drop through 26.02 will open the way for the 2008-11 uptrend line at 22.86 to be reached.

1-Week View

35.15&36.3628.39&26.02

32.30/33.1530.00/29.04


Resistance zone at 32.30/33.15 is being tested


Spot Silver

Spot Silver Weekly Chart

Consolidation is ongoing with the 55 week moving average at 33.60 remaining as a target

Above resistance at 32.30/33.15 meanders the 55 week moving average at 33.60


Gold/Silver Ratio

Gold/Silver Ratio Daily Chart

Has come off its 11 month high at 54.25 and slips back towards the psychological 50 region

Last week the gold/silver ratio only briefly surpassed the resistance line drawn from the late 2006 low through the 2008 trough at 53.97 and rose to 54.25 before dropping back to the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the 2008-11 decline at 51.59.

This is soon expected to give way with the psychological 50 mark and the 49.69 January high then being in focus.

As long as the ratio stays above the 55 day moving average, currently at 45.84, the 55.00 region and the 50% retracement at 57.74 as well as the 2009 trough at 58.22 will remain in play in the medium term.

Minor support above 45.84 comes in at the 48.00 zone and then at the 46.44, the August peak. This we do not anticipate to be retested any time soon, though.

1-Week View

57.74/58.2249.69&48.00

53.97/54.2551.59&50.00


2006-11 resistance line is being breached


Palladium

Palladium Daily Chart

Recovery off last week’s one year low at 535.25 is being witnessed and should continue

1-Week View

686.50/708.50535.25&516.80

651.42/670.65573.00/567.50


Palladium dropped to a one year low at 535.25 before rising back to above the 600 level. It has now entered a consolidation phase which has still further to run.

The one month resistance line at 651.42 and the breached 2009-11 uptrend line at 670.65 may be retested in the days ahead but together with the 686.50 March low and the major psychological 700 region may well cap, however.

As long as the 708.50 August low does not get surpassed on a daily closing basis, our medium term outlook will stay bearish.

Below last week’s 535.25 low lies the 516.80 early August 2010 high and also the psychological 500 region. Further down the January 2010 high at 474.25 can also be seen.

Support now comes in around the 573.00 April 2010 high and around the 567.50 mid-October 2010 low.

Strong resistance is at 686.50/708.50

One month resistance line is at 651.42


PalladiumHas fallen through the April 2010 peak at 573.00 to 535.25 before recoveringPalladium Weekly Chart

2008-11 uptrend line and 200 week moving average are seen at 463.66/457.90


Platinum

Platinum Daily Chart

Is attempting to correct higher from its near two year low at 1427

Platinum fell to 1427, a level last seen in December 2009, before rising back to the 1550 zone.

Provided that the 1500/1466.20 support area (psychological level and September low) holds, a gradual recovery towards the psychological 1600 mark and the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement of the August-to-October decline at 1615.71 may well be seen.

The next higher 1654.00/1676.50 resistance area (March, June and August lows as well as the 50% retracement of the August-to-September decline) should cap, however.

The May 2010 low at 1442 together with current October low at 1427 is key for the longer term trend. A fall through and weekly close below 1442 will confirm that a major long term top formation will have been made with the 50% retracement of the 2008-11 uptrend at 1326.75 then being targeted in the coming months. This is not our favoured scenario at present, however.

1-Week View

1654.0/1676.51427&1375

1550&1600/161466.2/1442.0


Good resistance is seen at 1654.00/1676.50

Bounces off its 22-month low at 1427


PlatinumHas only briefly dropped through the 1442 May 2010 low before heading back to the 200 wmaPlatinum Weekly Chart

The 1442 May 2010 low has held but remains key for the long term trend


PlatinumTrades back around the 1500 level, having made a 22 month low at 1427Platinum Monthly Chart

Has found support around the 2006 peak at 1418


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