by Jim Wyckoff, Senior Analyst TraderPlanet.com

DECEMBER GOLD

December gold futures closed down $3.30 at $735.50 yesterday. Prices closed near the session low yesterday on profit taking from recent gains. Bulls are still in technical command. Prices are still in a steep uptrend from the August low. Bulls’ next upside price objective is to produce a close above strong resistance at the September high of $747.10 an ounce. Bears’ next downside price objective is closing prices below solid support at $725.00. First resistance is seen at $740.00 and then at yesterday’s high of $744.20. Support is seen at yesterday’s low of $733.40 and then at this week’s low of $729.20.

Wyckoff’s Market Rating: 8.0.

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Source: VantagePoint Intermarket Analysis Software

DECEMBER SILVER

December silver futures closed down 7.5 cents at $13.543 an ounce yesterday. Prices closed nearer the session low yesterday on profit-taking pressure from recent gains. No serious chart damage occurred yesterday. The bulls still have some upside technical momentum. Prices are in a six-week-old uptrend from the August low. Bulls’ next upside price objective is closing prices above solid resistance at this week’s high of $13.87 an ounce. The next downside price objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at $13.20. First resistance is seen at $13.60 and then at yesterday’s high of $13.745. Next support is seen at yesterday’s low of $13.465 and then at $13.40.

Wyckoff’s Market Rating: 7.0.

DECEMBER N.Y. COPPER

December N.Y. copper closed down 150 points at 361.40 cents yesterday. Prices closed nearer the session low yesterday. The bulls still have upside technical momentum. Prices are in a steep six-week-old uptrend from the August low. Bulls’ next upside objective is closing prices above technical resistance at the July high of 370.20 cents. The next downside price objective for the bears is closing prices below solid technical support at 350.00 cents. First resistance is seen at yesterday’s and this week’s high of 366.50 cents and then at 369.00 cents. First support is seen at yesterday’s low of 359.50 cents and then at 357.50 cents.

Wyckoff’s Market Rating: 8.0.


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