Bearish Signals on Aluminium

Aluminium versus the USD (ticker: XAL/USD) has traded southbound since reaching a high of $2,800, limited between a descending channel (extended from $2,800 and $2,475).

Adding to the bearish vibe, price action manoeuvred below trendline support, taken from the low of $2,110, and retested the underside of the ascending line to form resistance. What also might interest technical analysts is the head and shoulders top pattern (head at $2,800), which was completed in mid-July (neckline breached). Price has yet to reach the pattern’s profit objective at $2,131, therefore, further underperformance could be seen for the base metal this month. In addition to this, you may acknowledge the potential for a bearish pennant pattern to form (drawn from the high of $2,321 and $2,206).