Gold Mining stocks have been badly beaten in 2013. Taking the Gold Miners ETF (GDX) as a proxy, the sector is down over 55% as of yesterday. That said, the Gold Miners ETF is hanging around near term support and trying to hold on to a weakening RSI divergence. In short, if the Gold Miners are going to rally, it had better come soon.
Looking at the near-term chart of GDX (see below), it’s apparent that $20.00-$20.50 is important support. Looking at the arrows pointing to the large “down” volume bars over the past two months, it’s worth noting that the 3 recent large volume bars have brought the Gold Miners down to near-term support, but failed to break it. This support area will be important to watch heading into year end.
GDX Near-Term Chart – Gold Miners ETF
Zooming out a bit to a macro view, it’s important to note that should the $20 support fail to hold, the next macro support level for the Gold Miners ETF is at the 2008 lows ($15.83). Note the RSI divergence showing up with price at new lows, yet RSI “trying” to put in a higher low. This is tentative, but worth watching should GDX set up for a tradeable bounce.
GDX Weekly Chart – Gold Miners ETF
Also check out my recent post on 4 Gold Charts to Watch Into 2014. Thanks for reading. Trade safe.
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