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Technical analysis: key levels for gold and crude

Both gold and oil are losing ground, with the slump in the latter showing no sign of stopping.

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Gold edges lower

The price of gold continues to decline, although each day it finds some buyers that help it finish off the lows.

Further losses target $1214, and then below this $1205 and $1195. A bounce will head towards resistance at $1236.

Gold chart

WTI plumbs new depths

WTI’s decline shows no sign of stopping.

A bounce will merely bring out the sellers again unless we get a close above $63.00. From here further declines target $56.80 and rising support from the 2016 lows.

WTI chart

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