Gold, silver boosted by bullish charts
Gold and silver prices are higher in midday U.S. trading Thursday, with technically based buying from the speculators featured amid bullish charts. December gold was last up $17.50 at $2,555.20 and September silver was up $0.259 at $29.46.
Traders are looking ahead to Friday’s personal income and outlays report, including its inflation gauges that Fed officials monitor very closely.
U.S. stock indexes are solidly higher near midday and have made good rebounds from their August lows.
The key outside markets today see the U.S. dollar index higher. Nymex crude oil prices are up and trading around $76.00 a barrel. The benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note is presently fetching 3.871%.
Technically, December gold bulls have the strong overall near-term technical advantage. Bulls’ next upside price objective is to produce a close above solid resistance at $2,600.00. Bears' next near-term downside price objective is pushing futures prices below solid technical support at $2,475.00. First resistance is seen at this week’s high of $2,564.30 and then at the contract high of $2,570.40. First support is seen at today’s low of $2,536.50 and then at this week’s low of $2,527.80. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 9.0.
September silver futures bulls have the overall near-term technical advantage as prices are in an uptrend on the daily bar chart. Silver bulls' next upside price objective is closing prices above solid technical resistance at $31.00. The next downside price objective for the bears is closing prices below solid support at $28.00. First resistance is seen at $30.00 and then at this week’s high of $30.225. Next support is seen at this week’s low of $29.08 and then at last week’s low of $28.795. Wyckoff's Market Rating: 6.0
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Jim Wyckoff
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