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The dollar is plunging and it would appear that the logical path for Gold would be upwards. However considering that the dollar basically plunged several points in the last few days the reaction from Gold was muted at best. The dollar dropped from 85.50 to 82 in under 2 weeks and in that same time frame Gold moved less than 30 dollars.

Charts courtesy of www.prophetfinance.com

The dollar and Gold do not always trade in opposite directions; for most of 2005 and up to early 2006 they both traded in the same direction. Thus it's even possible that Gold could initially at least correct in the presence of a declining dollar; Gold would later diverge and trade in a different direction as it did from around Feb of this year.

Let's see what the technical picture is illustrating;

It looks like Gold will most likely test the old main up trend line (now a zone of resistance) which corresponds to the 630-645 ranges. From Market Update Oct 17, 2006

The above is an excerpt from the communication sent that was sent out to our subscribers. Note we would like to state that we are not bearish on Gold. In fact in October when Gold traded into the minimum oversold ranges of our indicators we stated that individuals with absolutely no positions should consider buying bullion (gold was trading under 600 at that time).

If you look at the first chart you will notice that Gold was unable to stay above the long term trend line; in fact it broke down almost immediately. We feel that that if Gold does not trade above this line soon and stay above it for at least 2 weeks there is a very good chance that it will test its lows. One other factor comes from mass psychology; there is simply too much bullishness in the Gold camp right now and a test of the lows will cut of the weak hands in this camp.

Ideally Gold would test the 560 level again and hold if it trades below this level for more then a week Gold will most likely trade below the 500 mark. If the 560 level is tested and it holds we would be aggressive buyers of bullion and if it were too trade below this level then it would provide for an even better buying opportunity.

Conclusion

Gold did not react strongly to the massive pull back in the dollar; this could indicate that initially it is going to trade in the same direction as the Dollar and or it has one more corrective wave to undergo. There is also just a bit too much optimism in the Gold camp and finally almost all trend changes are followed by one fake move in the opposite direction. There is no doubt that when one takes a very long term view that Gold still is a great investment. Unfortunately not everyone can afford to sit through massive corrections and hence for such individuals (the majority) it's always best to sit and wait for opportunity to present itself. If Gold does not trade above the main up trend line soon then there is a very good chance that it will test the 560 levels again. A break below 560 for more then a week and Gold will almost definitely trade below 500. If Gold trades below the 500 mark we would view at as a screaming buy and we would definitely be aggressive buyers.

"People often remain in the dark, not due to lack of light but of failure to open their eyes." -- Allen Cornelius Johnson Bahamian Activist

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