Stay clear, gold selloff could get uglier "Gold has fallen from grace and its ascent to $1,306 in January now looks to be a false dawn and a distant memory," Howie Lee, investment analyst at Philip Futures wrote in a note on Monday.
"It is now in negative year-to-date territory and the downtrend looks unlikely to stop here. With the Fed moving closer to a rate hike after last Friday's labor report, no amount of buying-on-dips will likely be sufficient to rescue gold from its slide south," Lee said, adding that his 2015 target of $1,100 is now firmly in sight.
With a stronger U.S. dollar and little sign of inflationary pressure on the horizon, Ric Spooner, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, says it's the "worst case of all worlds for gold."
"The rally that took place [earlier this year] has failed. Critical support near $1,180 has been broken. This was long-term support starting June 2013 and tested numerous times so strong break below is very bearish," said Daryl Guppy, CEO at Guppytraders.com
His downside target for gold is $980 – 16 percent lower than current levels.