The strong US dollar
pushed the metal prices down. After the soft US economic data, the US dollar weakened a bit. The yellow takes advantage of the weaker dollar holding its
ground. The prices are slowly drifting towards resistance levels. On the hourly
chart, the prices are making higher lows and higher highs pattern. But the
overall picture looks bearish. Ahead of China’s new year on February 19th, good
buying is foreseen in China. In the previous week, the weaker
US dollar helped the precious metal to hold the
crucial support level at $1,217.00. If a daily close is below
$1,217.00, bears can challenge $1,207.00, $1,204.00, and $1,199.00.
The weekly key support level exists at $1,216.00. We recommend fresh
selling only below $1,216.00. February 11th, 2015 high and low levels
are acting as major support and resistance levels. The nearest resistance is set at
1239.00, above this at 1245.50. The
weekly resistance exists at $1,246.00 and $1,261.00. The prices are
trying to close above 50Dsma for 3-days, but at the end of the day the effort was
unsuccessful.

On the
h4-chart, the prices are closed and trading above hourly moving averages. We
recommend fresh buying above $1,240.00 with the targets at $1,245.00, and $1,251.00. On the down side, the intraday
support exists at $1,229.00 and $1,224.00. The real panic situation will emerge below $1,216.00.

Resistance: $1,235.00
$1,240.00, $1,246.00.

Support: $1,226.00 $1222.00,
$1,217.00.

Selling
below $1,229.00.

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