The markets and gold in particular have kept traders on their toes this week. Gold is looking to find support levels while the SP500 continues to push its way higher. Let’s take a look at the charts and our current analysis to get better feel for what is happening with gold and the SP500.

Gold 4 Hour Chart
As you can see from the chart below gold has formed a possible double top. The fact that it made a higher high is actually a bearish sign for the intermediate term 1-3 weeks. When we see a higher high getting sold into with big volume it typically means the big money is unloading large positions into the surge of breakout traders and short covering that occurs when a new high is reached. Following the big money is very important to keep an eye on as it can warn us of possible trend changes before it occurs.

The current selling volume is not exactly a healthy sign if you are looking for higher prices in the near term. If this pattern breaks down I would expect $1340 to be reached very quickly.

Keep in mind gold it in a strong up trend still. Shorting is not the best play in my opinion. I prefer to see pullback which washes the market of weak positions then jump on the long side for another bounce/rally.

Let's go to the charts starting with the 4 hour gold charts........