ASX Chart Trends: Gold Stocks Extend Gains as AD8, MIN, and SWM Continue to Slide

3 min read | April 11, 2025 10:43 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Highlights

  • Gold sector stocks such as CYL, DEG, and GOR show continued upward momentum

  • Technology, media, and resource names like AD8, SWM, and MIN remain under pressure

  • Broader market strength contrasts with notable downtrends in select ASX stocks

The gold mining segment of the ASX continues to reflect resilience, with several stocks sustaining upward momentum. Catalyst Metals, De Grey Mining, Gold Road Resources, Northern Star Resources, and Regis Resources all demonstrated strong chart trends. Capricorn Metals also joined the list of gold-related equities maintaining their upward trajectories.

These movements come amid broader market fluctuations and showcase sustained interest in gold-related assets. Technically, the price patterns of these stocks remain within ascending channels, indicating a maintained demand profile. The sector has shown consistency despite wider corrections in other parts of the market.

Austal and Telstra Remain Structurally Strong

Outside the gold space, Austal and Telstra Group have continued to trace upwards through various market conditions. Austal’s chart reflects higher lows over multiple sessions, suggesting ongoing market interest. Telstra’s gradual move higher coincides with its long-term trend structure staying intact, showing little deviation even during recent corrections.

These names have displayed a degree of separation from the more volatile movements seen elsewhere on the exchange. Their ability to maintain higher ranges underlines the current structural robustness in their respective trends.

Downward Pressure on Technology and Media Stocks

In contrast, several names remain in persistent downtrends despite broader strength in the S&P/ASX index. Audinate Group and Seven West Media continue to slide, extending their sequences of lower highs and lower lows. Both stocks have shown little sign of deviation from their existing downtrend formations.

These chart patterns suggest that the recent strength across the broader index has not translated into reversals for some stocks in the media and technology sectors. Prices have stayed below key moving averages, reinforcing the prevailing downward trajectories.

Resource and Mining Names Underperforming

Mineral Resources and WA1 Resources remain among the underperformers, despite an upturn in overall market sentiment. Their chart formations highlight sustained weakness, with price actions failing to regain higher resistance zones.

Chalice Mining and Syrah Resources also feature among the names experiencing continued selling pressure. These stocks are currently tracing weaker technical setups, often characterized by narrowing trading ranges and declining volume support.

Other Noteworthy Downtrends in Focus

Additional names such as Bapcor and Iperionx have been flagged for their continued decline. Bapcor’s recent chart structure has shown successive lower closes, while Iperionx reflects a descending channel pattern over recent sessions.

Both stocks have yet to show any indication of reversal, maintaining their positioning within downtrend classifications. Chart-based observations indicate that the negative momentum remains in place, aligning with the broader list of underperformers tracked on the exchange.

Trend Observations and Sector Separation

The current divergence between strong gold-related uptrends and underperforming resource, media, and tech stocks highlights the ongoing sector rotation across the ASX. Stocks such as CYL, DEG, and NST continue to attract attention due to their persistent upward movement, while others like SWM, MIN, and AD8 remain constrained by extended downtrends.

These movements provide a snapshot of technical strength and weakness as measured through price trend analysis, separating structurally sound uptrends from prevailing downtrends within the same trading environment.


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