Someone was asking about gold the other day.
Trading range broke to the downside.
Moving averages are sloped down.
There is a head and shoulders pattern that is completing (lavendar neckline). The target is a trip to the June low.
The red line at $1276.60 is 61.8% Fib support. Avoiding a close below that may be last stand for bulls.
Signals on last/first days of month can be deceptive (may be initiation of a move, may be a trap).
Looks like were on our way to the June low for a test.
Follow through, particularly the weekly close, would be confirming.