This chart is a technical analysis of Gold (XAU/USD) on a 4-hour timeframe from OANDA, illustrating price action within a key structure. Here’s an advanced breakdown:
Market Context & Trend Analysis:
Prior Bullish Trend: The price action in February followed a well-defined ascending channel, indicating a strong bullish trend.
Breakout & Consolidation: The price eventually broke out of the channel, shifting into a consolidation phase between a resistance zone and a support zone.
Key Technical Levels:
1. Resistance Zone (~$2,930 - $2,950): This is a supply zone where sellers have repeatedly entered, preventing price continuation above.
2. Support Zone (~$2,870 - $2,890): This is a demand zone where buyers have stepped in, preventing further downside movement.
Price Action & Market Structure:
The market is currently ranging between these levels, forming a horizontal consolidation.
The rejection from resistance suggests a liquidity grab or absorption of buy orders by stronger sellers.
Multiple rejections indicate buyer exhaustion and potential distribution.
Future Projections (Bearish Bias):
The black arrows indicate a potential bearish scenario where price might attempt a final liquidity sweep before breaking down.
A breakdown of the support zone would confirm a market structure shift (MSS) to bearish.
Possible retest of support as new resistance (SR flip) before continuation downward.
Confluences Supporting Bearish Continuation:
Momentum Weakness: Failure to sustain higher highs after the initial uptrend.
Liquidity Engineering: Price accumulation below resistance hints at a possible stop hunt before a strong move.
Fundamental Factors: Potential USD strength from upcoming economic data (marked by U.S. flag news icons).
Final Thoughts:
A decisive close below the support zone with volume will confirm bearish continuation.
If price reclaims resistance, the bearish scenario is invalidated, and buyers might attempt a breakout.