In the preceding two technical reports, we maintained an intraday neutral stance. We highlighted the necessity for price consolidation above 1977 to trigger buying positions, targeting 1983 and 1992. The first target was achieved, reaching its peak at $1988 per ounce. Today’s technical analysis, examining the 240-minute chart, reveals gold’s …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, Nov. 16
The US Dollar Index rose marginally on Thursday, finishing around 104.40, despite weak economic data and the decline in US yields. Economic DataUS Continuing Jobless Claims reached the highest level since 2022, with Initial Claims rising to 231,000. Industrial Production declined by 0.6% in October, exceeding the expected contraction. The …
Read More »Gold surges as soft data trigger bets on Fed
Gold price surged to a peak of $1,987, up 1.35%, earlier in the North American trading session. The Gold Index (XAU/USD) rose to $1,985, indicating a bullish bias. The US Industrial Production figures were below forecast, and the number of jobless claims reached a three-month high. The precious metal is …
Read More »Gold is looking for a more robust trend signal 16/11/2023
In our previous technical report, we maintained intraday neutrality due to conflicting technical signals, explaining that we were awaiting a clearer directional signal to achieve a high-quality deal. Accordingly, gold movements showed stability above the lower limit of 1955 and below the upper limit of 1977. From a technical analysis …
Read More »Gold Ascends on the Dollar’s Back: Is Sustained Uptrend in Sight? 15/11/2023
Gold prices have recently made significant strides, outperforming the US dollar, following a successful breach of the 1945 resistance level. This upward trend solidified as gold prices maintained stability above the 1954 mark. While this stability tempers the possibility of a downward shift, it doesn’t completely rule it out. We …
Read More »Gold is near a 3-week low as the dollar rises and eyes are on US inflation data
On Monday, gold prices hovered near the lowest level in three weeks in light of the rise in the dollar and investors awaited US inflation data to obtain more indications about the path of US interest rates. Gold rose in spot transactions by 0.1 percent, recording $1,938.12 per ounce by …
Read More »Gold touches extended targets 13/11/2023
Gold prices have successfully reached the specified target outlined in the previous technical report, settling at the price of 1934 and marking its lowest level at $1933 per ounce. Upon closer examination from a technical analysis perspective, focusing on the 4-hour time frame chart, the influence of the simple moving …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap
Last week witnessed significant developments, encompassing economic data, monetary policy speeches, and various market drivers, ultimately leading to a surge in risk assets and a concurrent strengthening of the US dollar as the trading week concluded on the tenth of November. The initial part of the week remained relatively calm …
Read More »Amid recent decline, weak inflation is exactly what gold needs
Next week, gold prices might still be weak since Fed Chair Jerome Powell is continuing to adopt tightening policy in an effort to keep the market from becoming too dovish. At the time of writing, the precious metal is trading at $1936.68 per ounce.Powell said that if inflation pressures didn’t …
Read More »Gold price struggles as Fed endorses tightening policy, US inflation data awaited
In the near term, the price of gold (XAU/USD) has fallen sharply to around $1,950 after a brief recovery. This decline is driven by the strong inclination of Federal Reserve policymakers to tighten monetary policy further. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell supports tightening policy and emphasizes the need for a …
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