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CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money. CFDs are complex financial instruments and come with a high risk of losing money rapidly due to leverage. You should consider whether you understand how CFDs work, and whether you can afford to take the high risk of losing your money.

Technical analysis: key levels for gold and crude

Gold and WTI are both in the hot seat, with the dollar weakness helping reverse recent losses. Could this be the beginning of a new bullish phase for commodities?

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Gold looks set for further upside

Gold has broken higher from a falling wedge formation, with the gains seen throughout the past fortnight looking likely to persist.

An hourly close above $1208 would provide greater confirmation of this bullish break, with $1217 the next major resistance level of note.

Gold price chart

WTI breaks through key resistance level

WTI has fleetingly moved past the $70.00 mark overnight, pointing towards a wider recovery for the market.

While we are likely to see a retracement at some point, further upside looks likely as long as we don’t see a break below the $68.19 swing low. Thus, any short-term downside could be seen as a good opportunity to get long WTI.

WTI price chart

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