1uptick

1uptick

The spot gold price is losing upward momentum despite the expectations of a Fed. Rate cut increasing The spot gold price went up during the week but fell after Friday's US non-farm payroll report. Looking back at last week, the price broke through the 2400 resistance before the Fed—meeting on Wed. The price kept on rising after Powell's dovish speech, and...

1uptick

Entering a consolidation cycle after gold failed to stay above 2450 after the breakout. Gold price broke through the previous historical high of 2450(1) early last week on Tuesday, triggering a round of buying and rising to a weekly high of 2483 within 24 hours. However, the upward momentum failed to carry on at a high level. According to the market data from...

1uptick Updated 

The gold price was stimulated by the easing inflation data from the US last week, breaking through the post-non-farm resistance of 2391(2) and touching a four-week high of 2424. Referring to CME gold futures' open interest data, the total number of OI last Friday reached the highest level of 540k contracts, which is above the 530k contracts at the time of the...

1uptick Updated 

(The chart posted on Monday morning was hidden by TradingView, reposting now) Gold price experienced the largest single-day decline in recent months last Friday, downed by $82. The price stayed within the range of 2320-2360(1) early last week until Wednesday after a disappointing ADP employment figure was released. It cleared the resistance(2) in the Asian...

1uptick

Gold has started its rebound after a series of important U.S. economic data went worse than expected since the beginning of this month, and the US inflation data slowed further last week has accelerated the upward momentum. The price rose to a one-month high of 2422 on Friday, with the week ending near 2414. Note that the price of silver also broke through the...

1uptick Updated 

Gold tested the 2280 support 3x last week, with the lowest hitting a 4-week low of 2277. The gold price held on to the 2280 support following a relatively neutral Powell's Fed announcement and weak US employment data. Since the price has bottomed out near the end of last week, expect the gold price to initiate a rebound in S-T. 1-Hr Chart - The gold price has...

1uptick

Gold fell to a 2-week low of 2391 at the beginning of last week, but buying has resumed after a weaker-than-expected US GDP Q1 data, leading the price to reach 2352 before the US session on Friday. There were no surprises in the release of the U.S. inflation figures on that day; therefore, the market was relatively quiet before the weekend. Two major U.S....

1uptick Updated 

As expected, no breakthrough occurred last week while gold was moving sideways around 2380. The market reacted to news regarding Iran & Israel last week; however, the reaction has been diminishing since Iran's first retaliation. When Israel responded to Iran's attack during Friday's Asian session, the gold price failed to reach beyond 2420 and quickly resumed its...

1uptick Updated 

The rapid retraction from the new high suggests the gold price has entered a short-term correction period. Gold reached a new all-time high of 2431 last Friday after the US market opened, but the price quickly retreated. It lost key support of 2400 and 2380, falling back to the bottom support of Thursday near 2330, ending the weekly at 2343 with a slight increase...

1uptick

Following the Fed meeting, gold reached a new all-time high of 2222 last week. However, it failed to stay above 2200 and retraced quickly below the previous high of 2195 within 24 hours. This Friday is a US holiday, but the inflation data(PCE price index) will still be released. Make sure you pay close attention to market volatility at the late Friday session and...

1uptick

After reaching a new high of 2195, the gold price stayed sideways between 2155-85(1) last week. This week's only major event will be the Fed meeting. Following the slight rebound in US core CPI data last week, expect the post-Fed meeting announcement to lean towards a hawkish stance, which could have a bearish impact on the gold price. 1-hr Chart - The gold price...

1uptick Updated 

The gold price was unstoppable last week. It broke clear the December high of 2088 and surpassed the historical high of 2147. On Friday, even with better-than-expected US non-farm payroll data, it continued to rise before the market closed, reaching a new all-time high of 2195. This week, the US will release core CPI and retail sales data on Tuesday and Thursday,...

1uptick

A series of US data was released last week. The durable goods orders and 4Q GDP announced early on Tue's and Wed's were both below market expectations. However, the price of gold remained in a narrow range. It wasn't until Thur's release of the core PCE price index that the gold price finally broke clear the resistance zone of 2035-40. On Fri, a new round of...

1uptick Updated 

The expectation of the Fed's interest rate cuts continues to support the fundamentals of the gold price. However, since the market kept delaying the rate cuts schedule without significant economic news, gold was traded sideways above 2020 last week. More news is expected this week, with the US announcing durable goods orders, 4Q GDP, PCE inflation, and...

1uptick Updated 

The expectation of the Fed's interest rate cuts continues to support the fundamentals of the gold price. However, since the market kept delaying the rate cuts schedule without significant economic news, gold was traded sideways above 2020 last week. More news is expected this week, with the US announcing durable goods orders, 4Q GDP, PCE inflation, and...

1uptick

Gold price rallied from a 3-month low last week. The US core inflation rate came in higher than expected, causing the gold price to break below the critical support level of 2000 and drop close to 1980. However, the release of the disappointing US retail sales data pushed the gold price back above 2000 (1) on Thu., ending the week near 2013. The main event on...

1uptick Updated 

Keep an eye on the gold price for a downward adjustment after the US CPI this week. The gold market was relatively calm last week; the trading volume of COMEX gold futures noticeably declined, dropping from an average daily volume of over 200,000 contracts in Jan. to only 140,000 since the beginning of the week. Adding that no significant economic data was being...

1uptick Updated 

The gold price was under the influence of two major events last week, the FOMC meeting and the non-farm payrolls report, which resulted in significant daily fluctuations; however, the closing price for the entire week resumed its position below 2040, without any clear structural breakthrough. The post-FOMC statement kept the probability of a rate cut in March to...