VIX (VX) Tries Firming Just Below Key 25 Level

The VIX (VX) has seen strong profittaking from Wednesday’s fresh 2023 peak, but should be finding support soon as it drifts back towards this week’s low, just above where the VX had broke above the weekly chart descending wedge resistance. Any weekly close above the psychologically key 25 whole figure level would dramatically increase odds for a retest of this week’s high in the few days after…

Natural Gas (NG) Tries Gaining for 6th Straight Day

Natural Gas (NG) is trying to gain for a 6th straight day, but appears ready for healthy consolidation after the strong bounce off downchannel support (on the weekly chart) and last week’s fresh February low. NG has in all likelihood formed a major low just above the psychologically key 2 whole figure level (on the April contract), but may see a pullback following Thursday’s highly anticipated weekly storage data back to downchannel resistance (on the daily chart)…

Gold (GC) Daily MACD Positively Crossing

Gold (GC) is rallying to start the year, but likely to see consolidation in the next day or so as it nears upchannel resistance (on the 4hr chart), ascending wedge resistance (on the daily chart), and the 50% Fib retrace of the March to October slide. Regardless of any profittaking this week, GC appears poised to extend the Bull Flag (on the weekly chart) by mid month, with odds now elevated for a test of the psychologically key 1900 whole figure level sometime in January.。。