GCG12 – February Gold (Last:1749.60)

February Gold (GCG12) price chart with targetsWe’re long  two contracts, from an initial position of four, with an effective cost basis of 1733.00. Look to exit one of those contracts at 1758.00, a few ticks below the ‘D’ target of the ‘camo’ pattern we used to get on board. (Note: Initial entry was via the December contract, but we rolled the position intraday into February.) Since we’re swinging for the fence on this trade, I’ll suggest a 1733.30 stop-loss for now, one-cancels-the-other with the closing offer of one contract at 1758.00.  Upside potential is to 1869.80, the ‘D’ target of the big pattern shown. Its sibling p midpoint lies at 1770.20, so we’ll make that our minimum upside objective for the near term. A two-day close above it would make 1869.80 an odds-on shot. _______ UPDATE (6:28a.m. EST):  We exited on the overnight high, 1758.00, before the futures dropped back by $10.  This leaves us with a single contract whose cost basis is 1708.00. A 1704.20 stop-loss is suggested for now.