Gold Latest Price Trend Analysis
Last Friday, spot gold overall showed a high-range consolidation pattern of “pullback and accumulation in the Asian/European session, followed by a rally in the U.S. session, and convergence near the close at high levels.” It ultimately closed at $4,375.29 per ounce, up 0.57% on the day. On the weekly chart, it rose 0.77%, marking the second consecutive week of a bullish candle. However, throughout the week it remained locked below the $4,400 level and failed to break through the two-month high near $4,449 from the prior day. The next moves will depend on further catalysts next week, including U.S. housing data, ADP employment, and the initial PMI readings, as well as remarks at the Jackson Hole central bank conference at the end of August.
On the daily timeframe, gold probed lower and then rebounded, closing with a bullish candle with a real body. The price is oscillating and consolidating around the 100-day moving average. The larger uptrend structure for the bulls has not been broken, but repeated attempts to push above the $4,400 threshold have repeatedly failed, and sell pressure above continues to show up. The RSI indicator remains in a bullish range, but upside momentum has weakened; there is no strong acceleration signal, and the short-term picture shows clear characteristics of consolidation and repair.
Key Levels: Resistance: 4400, 4435. Support: 4315, 4305.
Driven by weaker U.S. inflation and employment data, the market has cut back expectations for a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Dollar Index and U.S. Treasury yields have fallen in tandem, providing a tailwind to gold this week. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have repeatedly flared and cooled, keeping oil prices elevated, which has rekindled concerns about inflation and, in turn, has constrained the upside room for gold. As bulls and bears continue to grapple, gold has been trading in overall high-level consolidation.
Technicals: On the daily timeframe, the market formed a long lower shadow K-line signaling a bottoming-and-rebound. Swing highs and lows have gradually moved higher, and the medium-term bullish trend structure remains intact. However, upper wicks have appeared frequently, indicating noticeable overhead pressure and profit-taking. After the rally, the market is entering a consolidation/rest period. On the 4-hour timeframe, multiple small-bodied K-lines are moving sideways and wrestling horizontally, which is consistent with a “bullish continuation” consolidation-and-reset signal. In the short term, support is around 4300, with resistance at 4400. On Monday, the trading priority is to place long orders on pullbacks, with a focus on a prudent approach.
Gold: Around 4310-4315, then look up to 4400-4435
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Last Friday, spot gold overall showed a high-range consolidation pattern of “pullback and accumulation in the Asian/European session, followed by a rally in the U.S. session, and convergence near the close at high levels.” It ultimately closed at $4,375.29 per ounce, up 0.57% on the day. On the weekly chart, it rose 0.77%, marking the second consecutive week of a bullish candle. However, throughout the week it remained locked below the $4,400 level and failed to break through the two-month high near $4,449 from the prior day. The next moves will depend on further catalysts next week, including U.S. housing data, ADP employment, and the initial PMI readings, as well as remarks at the Jackson Hole central bank conference at the end of August.
On the daily timeframe, gold probed lower and then rebounded, closing with a bullish candle with a real body. The price is oscillating and consolidating around the 100-day moving average. The larger uptrend structure for the bulls has not been broken, but repeated attempts to push above the $4,400 threshold have repeatedly failed, and sell pressure above continues to show up. The RSI indicator remains in a bullish range, but upside momentum has weakened; there is no strong acceleration signal, and the short-term picture shows clear characteristics of consolidation and repair.
Key Levels: Resistance: 4400, 4435. Support: 4315, 4305.
Driven by weaker U.S. inflation and employment data, the market has cut back expectations for a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve. The U.S. Dollar Index and U.S. Treasury yields have fallen in tandem, providing a tailwind to gold this week. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have repeatedly flared and cooled, keeping oil prices elevated, which has rekindled concerns about inflation and, in turn, has constrained the upside room for gold. As bulls and bears continue to grapple, gold has been trading in overall high-level consolidation.
Technicals: On the daily timeframe, the market formed a long lower shadow K-line signaling a bottoming-and-rebound. Swing highs and lows have gradually moved higher, and the medium-term bullish trend structure remains intact. However, upper wicks have appeared frequently, indicating noticeable overhead pressure and profit-taking. After the rally, the market is entering a consolidation/rest period. On the 4-hour timeframe, multiple small-bodied K-lines are moving sideways and wrestling horizontally, which is consistent with a “bullish continuation” consolidation-and-reset signal. In the short term, support is around 4300, with resistance at 4400. On Monday, the trading priority is to place long orders on pullbacks, with a focus on a prudent approach.
Gold: Around 4310-4315, then look up to 4400-4435
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