Gold is in the second phase of a Bump-and-Run Reversal Top pattern, which typically occurs when excessive speculation drives prices up steeply, and is now at a critical juncture where substantially lower prices could be realized. Let me explain.

According to Thomas Bulkowski, the Bump-and-Run Reversal Top pattern (read here for details) consists of three main phases:

1. A lead-in phase in which a lead-in trend line connecting the lows has a slope angle of about 30 degrees. Prices move in an orderly manner and the range of price oscillation defines the lead-in height between the lead-in trend line and the warning line which is parallel to the lead-in trend line.
2. A bump phase where, after prices cross above the warning line, excessive speculation kicks in and the bump phase starts with fast rising prices following a sharp trend line slope with 45 degrees or more until prices reach a bump height with at least twice the lead-in height. Once the second parallel line gets crossed over, it serves as a sell line.
3. A run phase in which prices break support from the lead-in trend line in a downhill run.

As the chart above shows the price of gold has breached the sell line at $1,830 so we can expect to see a correction with downside price targets for support as follows:

1. $1,750 for support from the dotted pink line.
2. $1,650 for support from the warning line.
3. $1,500 for support from the lead-in trend line.

Dr. Nu Yu (fx5186.wordpress.com/), managing partner and co-founder of Numarkan Investments and an affiliate of the Market Technicians Association, is a frequent contributor to www.munKNEE.com and www.FinancialArticleSummariesToday.com Dr. Yu can be contacted at editor@munknee.com. To see original source article click here.