I think the old cup and handle was a fakeout, but is in fact making room for a larger cup and handle. Also this count fits in quite well with Gold's seasonality during a presidential midterm: http://jessescrossroadscafe.blogspot.com/2010/08/gold-seasonality-in-presidential.html
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