GOLD TECHS: Bullish Outlook

• RES 4: 93.30 1.236 proj of the Sep 3 - 11 - 26 price swing 
• RES 3: 93.00 Round number resistance       
• RES 2: 92.72 1.000 proj of the Sep 3 - 11 - 26 price swing 
• RES 1: 92.36 Intraday high 
• PRICE: 92.31 @ 08:10 BST Oct 15
• SUP 1: 91.60/90.90 Low Oct 14 / 20-day EMA      
• SUP 2: 90.26/89.94 Low Sep 26 / 76.4% of the Sep 3 - 11 correction 
• SUP 3: 89.36 Low Sep 3 and a key support 
• SUP 4: 89.00 Round number support  

A bull cycle in Gilt futures remains intact following recent strong impulsive gains. Today’s extension higher from the open strengthens current conditions. The contract has recently cleared key resistance at 91.82, the Sep 24 high. The breach opens 92.72 next, a Fibonacci projection. Price needs to trade below support at 90.26, the Sep 26 low, to reinstate a bearish theme. Initial firm support lies at 90.90, the 20-day EMA.

Westpac recommended a tactical short in the DXY overnight.

• The entry point was 98.85 & they would add more at 99.35, with a stop set at 99.65.
• They stress that they have relatively low conviction in the trade, “against the backdrop of a large and growing list of stories to process - unsettled politics and associated fiscal risks in Japan and France, escalating tensions in the bilateral U.S.-China economic relationship over rare earths, tariffs and shipping fees, and not least the ongoing U.S. government shutdown”.
• However, they point to “encouraging pockets of stability” as the driver of the recommendation.
• They highlight “French sovereign spreads have narrowed in recent days, while Japanese opposition parties are coalescing in ways that appear to undercut Takaichi’s chances of becoming PM”.
• They also provide some cross-market reasoning, suggesting that “more decisively, the recent run-up in DXY has left it expensive vs. 2- & 10- yield spreads”. 

• RES 4: $54.00 - Round number resistance 
• RES 3: $53.546  - High Oct 14 
• RES 2: $52.821 - 76.4% retracement of the Oct 14 high-low range
• RES 1: $52.520 - Intraday high     
• PRICE: $52.515 @ 08:10 BST Oct 15
• SUP 1: $49.677/47.233 - Low Oct 13 / 20-day EMA 
• SUP 2: $43.627 - 50-day EMA
• SUP 3: $41.135 - Low Sep 17  
• SUP 4: $40.404 - Low Sep 4

Trend signals in Silver remain bullish. The metal traded to a fresh cycle high yesterday, however, price action was volatile and silver is off its latest high. Recent gains have resulted in a move above a major resistance area around the $49.00-$50.00 region. This marks a high point from Jan ‘80 and Apr ‘11 and $50.00 represents a key psychological level. A clear break of this zone strengthens a bull theme. Support to watch is $47.233, the 20-day EMA.