Gold trades up by 0.8% on the day
Price is trading closer to $1,855 currently as gold buyers are starting to try and push things in their favour a little in trading today.
Of note, we are seeing price move back above the 200-day moving average (blue line) @ $1,845.43 as buyers are also seizing near-term control now:
The near-term chart reveals that gold is pushing back above its 200-hour moving average (blue line) as well and that shifts the near-term bias to being more bullish.
However, I would still argue that price action remains caught in the broader consolidation range around $1,830 to $1,860-63 and the upper end of that band is still the key resistance region that gold buyers will have to breach to solidify any potential breakout.
The slightly weaker dollar today also plays into gold's favour although one of the key factors driving the upside push on the day remains that of flagging real yields:
As such, buyers are starting to test the waters again for a potential push higher but there is still more work to do in order to solidify that momentum as evident by the technical picture highlighted above.
