XAU/USD Weekly Outlook
16 February 2026 – 20 February 2026
Timeframe: Daily (New York Close Model)
Fundamental Focus
• US Dollar direction
• US inflation data (CPI if released)
• Federal Reserve rate expectations
• Bond yields movement
• Global risk sentiment
Gold reacts inversely to sustained USD strength.
However, structure always leads. We trade price action, not headlines.
Technical Analysis
Current Daily Close: 4923
Market Structure:
• Clear macro uptrend (Higher Highs + Higher Lows)
• Strong impulsive expansion into 5500 zone
• Sharp rejection from spike high
• Now forming short-term consolidation
• Price holding above 21 EMA
• No confirmed bearish structure break
Trend Status:
Macro = Bullish
Short-term = Pullback / Compression inside bullish trend
Key Resistance Levels (Structure-Based)
5100 – 5150
Recent lower high cluster after rejection.
This is immediate supply inside consolidation.
5450 – 5500
Major spike high and liquidity zone.
This is the expansion continuation level.
Daily close above 5500 confirms bullish continuation.
Key Support Levels (Structure-Based)
4850 – 4870
Immediate reaction support.
Multiple daily rejections visible here.
4700 – 4720
Strong previous breakout base.
This is the key higher low protection zone.
4450 – 4500
Major structural higher low before impulsive rally.
Loss of this zone weakens overall bullish structure.
Structure Logic (Course-Based)
• Market remains bullish while 4700 holds
• Current movement is consolidation, not reversal
• 5500 is the expansion trigger level
• Clean daily close above 5500 = continuation
• Daily close below 4700 = deeper correction phase
No predictions.
No guessing.
Only reacting to structure, levels, and confirmed closes.
Risk must always be predefined.
Minimum Risk/Reward 1:2 or higher.
Small controlled losses. Large structured winners.
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