Gold is back in green today to continue its unusual direct correlation with stocks, which are also gaining amid a positive environment for shares. This follows both asset classes, which typically are inversely correlated, falling yesterday. Technically we are still in a bullish scenario, with the gold price not being boosted by the risk scenario but from the awareness that central banks are going to be forced to print a huge quantity of liquidity in the next months, and probably years too.
For the spot price, the zone $1,700-$1,710 has now become a first support area, while a climb above $1,730 could open space for further rallies and new records.
The collapse of the oil price is not yet over. As mentioned in previous comments, the new agreement seems to be massive but in reality it is simply not enough in the face of the collapse in oil demand, leaving producers in crisis. In just a few days we have seen the price slow down to test the support zone at $19.50. A clear break down of these levels could open space for a new low with the bearish sentiment far from finished.
Chief analyst at ActivTrades and technical analyst for Italian newspaper 'La Stampa'. Carlo Alberto provides regular commentary for UK outlets including the BBC, Telegraph, the Independent Bloomberg & Reuters. He is also a weekly commentator for CNBC Italy and a columnist for La Stampa. He worked for Bloomberg as their Equity Research Fundamental Analyst before joining brokerage ActivTrades in 2011 to specialize in currency markets and commodities. In 2014 he published a 250-pages book on gold and the gold market, followed in 2018 by a new updated edition.
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