Bloomberg: Gold Seen Rising to $1,400 on 100-Day Average by Citi Futures

Source: Bloomberg

Gold prices are set to extend their 2014 rebound and reach $1,400 an ounce, the highest since September, according to technical analysis from Citi Futures and RBC Wealth Management.

Prices yesterday settled above the 100-day moving average for a second straight day for the first time since October. The metal has also closed above its 50-day measure in every session since Jan. 23. The pattern signals prices will rally 8.5 percent by the end of March, Chicago-based Sterling Smith of Citi Futures said.

Turmoil in emerging markets and signs of waning improvement in the U.S. job market helped drive gold prices 7.3 percent higher in 2014 after after a 28 percent drop last year that was the biggest since 1981. Bullion in New York yesterday capped the longest rally since August 2012 after Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen said more work is needed to restore the labor market.

“The sentiment seems to be changing gradually, and gold is attracting bids,” Michael Gayed, the chief investment strategist who helps oversee $250 million at New York-based Pension Partners LLC, said in a telephone interview. “Money printing will continue to help gold. I would say that some people are returning to gold, and some are buying on technical levels.”

Gold futures for April delivery climbed 1.2 percent yesterday to $1,289.80, capping a fifth session of gains. The 100-day moving average is near $1,270.71.

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