Fundamental Overview
Gold erased all the gains from the US NFP report on Monday with some pointing to the news of China remaining on pause for the second consecutive month on gold purchases as the likely culprit. Overall, nothing has changed fundamentally, and the bullish bias should remain intact.
As of now, it looks like gold have limited downside but lots of upside as inflation abates slowly while risks to the growth picture increase the longer the Fed keeps policy restrictive. In the short-term, strong US data might weigh a bit on the market, but in the long-term weak data is likely to trigger bigger upside moves.
Gold Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe
On the daily chart, we can see that gold has been on a steady rise since bottoming out near the key 2277 support. The buyers are now looking towards the upper bound of the range around the 2430 level. If the price gets there, we can expect the sellers to step in to position for a drop back into the 2277 support.
Gold Technical Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe
On the 4 hour chart, we can see that the price pulled back from the 2387 resistance and bounced on the trendline. The buyers piled in around the trendline with a defined risk below it to target a break above the resistance. The sellers will likely step in around the resistance again to target a break below the trendline and increase the bearish bets into the 2277 support.
Gold Technical Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe
On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the price is breaking above an important zone today. We can expect more buyers piling in around these levels to position for a break above the 2387 resistance.
The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price breaking below the trendline and the 2350 level to turn the bias more bearish and position for a drop into the 2277 support. The red lines define the average daily range for today.
Upcoming Catalysts
Tomorrow is going to be the most important day of the week as we get the US CPI and the US Jobless Claims figures. On Friday, we conclude the week with the US PPI and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment survey.