Parabolic exhaustion? The rapid acceleration over the last few days has all the characteristics of a climax bar. A parabolic ascent often leads to a fast, deep correction rather than a slow topping pattern, as observed on Friday. The sharp correction at the end of the week was driven by profit-taking, renewed strength in the U.S. dollar, and the nomination of a more hawkish Federal Reserve chair.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Honorable mention: Silver hit an all-time high above $120 per ounce on Thursday, before crashing 12% to 20% on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gold GC-mini futures<\/h2>\n\n\n\nThe Monthly<\/em> Gold chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Gold](\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gold-GC-mini-Monthly-Biggest-Monthly-Bar-In-GC-History-680x383.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- The single biggest bar in GC monthly chart history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gold dropped over 10% from the highs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 29 of the past 33 bars have been bullish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The past 7 bars in a row have been bullish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bull bar closed below its 50% mark, still well above the previous month\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The dramatic upper tail is a poor buy signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Despite a moonshot to all time highs, January finished as a failed breakout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to continue to exploit the exhaustion bar to the downside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to follow through with next week\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The Weekly<\/em> Gold chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n![\"Gold](\"https:\/\/www.brookstradingcourse.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Gold-GC-mini-Weekly-Biggest-Weekly-Bar-In-GC-History-680x383.jpg\" "\\"\\"")
<\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n- The single biggest weekly bar in GC history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weekly bar dwarfs previous major historical moves, including those seen during the 2008 financial crisis or the 2020 pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A record-setting, one-day gain early in the week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- High volume panic buying and selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only the 2nd bear bar in the past 8 weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tail beneath the bar body is not a strong sell signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want follow through with next week\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to test down to the previous breakout pivot near $4550, beyond that the moving average.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bulls want to continue treating all pullbacks with aggressive buying, keeping a gap between candles and the moving average. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bulls want to prevent a lower low break of structure near $4300.
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- The single biggest bar in GC monthly chart history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Gold dropped over 10% from the highs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 29 of the past 33 bars have been bullish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The past 7 bars in a row have been bullish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bull bar closed below its 50% mark, still well above the previous month\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The dramatic upper tail is a poor buy signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Despite a moonshot to all time highs, January finished as a failed breakout.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to continue to exploit the exhaustion bar to the downside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to follow through with next week\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
The Weekly<\/em> Gold chart<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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- The single biggest weekly bar in GC history.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Weekly bar dwarfs previous major historical moves, including those seen during the 2008 financial crisis or the 2020 pandemic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- A record-setting, one-day gain early in the week.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- High volume panic buying and selling.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Only the 2nd bear bar in the past 8 weeks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Tail beneath the bar body is not a strong sell signal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want follow through with next week\u2019s bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bears want to test down to the previous breakout pivot near $4550, beyond that the moving average.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bulls want to continue treating all pullbacks with aggressive buying, keeping a gap between candles and the moving average. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Bulls want to prevent a lower low break of structure near $4300.
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