Trader Dan's Market Views: 10/31/12

“Woe to the land whose king is a child and whose leaders are already drunk in the morning. Happy the land whose king is a nobleman, and whose leaders work hard before they feast and drink, and then only to strengthen themselves for the tasks ahead”. (Eccl 10: 16-17)

"When misguided public opinion honors what is despicable and despises what is honorable, punishes virtue and rewards vice, encourages what is harmful and discourages what is useful, applauds falsehood and smothers truth under indifference or insult, a nation turns its back on progress and can be restored only by the terrible lessons of catastrophe." … Frederic Bastiat

In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people. Source – The Declaration of Independence

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Monthly Gold charts

October is the first month since May that gold has posted a monthly loss.

Initial resistance still begins near the $1720 - $1725 level. Above that, selling will show up near $1740.

The market remains rangebound with a bit of a near term friendly bias.

It remains below the 50 day moving average which comes in at $1737. That corresponds closely with the resistance level I noted above. To see the longer term bullish trend reassert itself, the market will need to convincingly close through this level.

Downside support still is holding firm near the $1700 level as bargain buying out of Asia is very solid here.

Can you see the significance of this $1800 level and why the bulls were unable to take it through there on this go around? Clearing $1800 and holding it, is the KEY TO THE RESUMPTION OF THE BULLISH TREND.