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Gold Prices May Correct Lower as Brexit News-Flow Slows

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Talking Points:

  • Crude oil continues to sink on Brexit-linked risk aversion

  • Technical positioning hints gold prices may correct lower

  • Commodities may retrace amid pause in UK/EU narrative

Follow-through on Brexit-inspired volatility continued to play out in the commodity markets. Crude oil prices weakened amid risk aversion, following the S&P 500 downward, while gold prices rose alongside haven assets including the Japanese Yen and the 10-year US Treasury bond.

The aftermath of the UK referendum is likely to remain in focus as the European Parliament convenes for a special session to produce an official “Brexit” resolution. EU heads of state are also gathering in Brussels for a two-day European Council meeting to discuss how to proceed after last week’s events.

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Concrete specifics on the UK’s departure from the regional bloc are unlikely. Article 50 is yet to be invoked so formal exit procedures have not been triggered. The sit-down will focus on proposing a “new impulse” for the EU, according to comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel yesterday.

Presumably, this implies a range of broad policy proposals aimed at boosting the EU’s popularity to counter Brexit-inspired eurosceptics in other member states. While it seems unlikely that the meeting will deliver much more than vague platitudes, the outcome remains a potent source of event risk for sentiment trends.

Practically speaking, the absence of fresh fodder to push forward the Brexit narrative may offer shell-shocked markets a bit of space for digestion, encouraging corrective price action across the major asset spectrum. This may see gold retrace some recent gains while crude oil recovers alongside share prices.

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GOLD TECHNICAL ANALYSISGold prices rebounded as expected but the appearance of a Shooting Star candlestick points to indecision and hints that a pullback may be in the cards. Near-term support is at 1308.12, the 50% Fibonacci expansion, with a reversal below that targeting the 38.2% level at 1294.44. Alternatively, a push above the 61.8% Fib at 1321.79 sees the next upside barrier at 1338.72, the 76.4% expansion.

Gold Prices May Correct Lower as Brexit News-Flow Slows
Gold Prices May Correct Lower as Brexit News-Flow Slows

CRUDE OIL TECHNICAL ANALYSISCrude oil prices have slumped back toward range support at 45.60, marked by the 23.6% Fibonacci retracement. A daily close below this barrier exposes the 38.2% level at 41.86. Alternatively, a reversal above the 48.73-50.18 resistance cluster sees the next upside barrier at 51.86, the 23.6% Fib expansion.

Gold Prices May Correct Lower as Brexit News-Flow Slows
Gold Prices May Correct Lower as Brexit News-Flow Slows

--- Written by Ilya Spivak, Currency Strategist for DailyFX.com

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