Technical Analysis - Commodities

Our Equities Trader, Roberto Russo, discusses Technical Analysis within commodities

Last week we saw a sudden rush back into commodity-based stocks, with punters FOMO’ing into your main ASX producers fuelled by the sudden bounce in the majority of base and precious metals.

Confluence has played well, with reporting numbers exceeding lots of expectations and huge dividends.

What are commodities doing?

Gold surged through 1800 and continued to fight around this level with heavy paper contracts still being sold off in an attempt to hinder any upwards movement.

In the world of technicals you can argue that gold is acting correctly, with a solid breakout and a clear backtest of the resistance line however 1800 is a psychological level proving to be a strong resistance/support level, all eyes are on what direction the market takes it with an explosive move either way likely.

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Gold stocks to watch:

What about Iron ore?

Iron ore….. The most talked-about commodity to date, and arguably the most volatile in any trader's world, with attempts to block the price rise with the release of the reserve’s going up for auction we have seen the repercussions and the benefits to date.

Below is a comparison chart with the iron ore price and FMG, with almost identical directions.

Iron ore had no place to be so high in such a short amount of time, this breather is vital for its long term potential falling to a critical support zone.

Iron ore stocks to watch:

Why look at the commodity charts?

Using the charts for the specific commodity gives you a clear understanding of how to structure your portfolio in a commodity cycle, this gives you greater power to pick up on non-correlated moves and where you might look for the exit door. In a super volatile environment and limited trading hours, watching the price action of ASX stocks can hinder your ability to pick up on moves where information and data are vital.

Summary

Technical analysis can be used as much or as little as you would like, keeping it simple is always recommended but using some outside thinking like we have done here by focusing on the commodities, can potentially elevate your own trading and help cycle your portfolio correctly.

Read the Conversation:

Roberto Russo:

“ Last week we saw sudden rush back into commodity based stocks. with punters rushing into your main ASX producers fueled by the sun and bounds, and the majority of base and precious metals. Gold surged through 1800, and continue to fight around this level with heavy paper contracts still being sold off. In the world of technicals, you can argue that gold is acting correctly with a solid breakout and a clear backtest of the resistance line, which is now formed solid support. Stocks to watch are Golden Road, West African Resources and Chalice Gold.

Iron ore, the most volatile commodity in any trader's world. With attempts to block the price rise, we have seen repercussions and the benefits to date. Iron ore had no place to be so high in such a short amount of time. This breather is vital for its long-term potential; stocks to watch are Grange Resources, Fenix Resources, and Fortescue Metals.

Using the taskforce specific commodity gives you a clear understanding of how to structure your portfolio in a commodity cycle. This gives you greater power to pick up on non-correlated moves and where you might look for the exit door. In a super volatile environment and limited trading hours. Watching the price action of ASX stocks can hinder your ability to pick up on moves where information data are vital.

Read the complete article on bpctimes.com.au, where we publish news and updates on the ASX markets.”

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