Gold (XAU/USD) Costs Pullback after Breaking above $1,800

Gold (XAU/USD) Outlook:

• Gold costs rise above psychological resistance after Federal Reserve confirms extension of Quantitative Easing
• USD weak point has supported a rebound within the commodity market with Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report as the subsequent main catalyst for value motion

Gold’s Bullish Breakout Loses Momentum after Breaking above $1,800

Gold costs rose above essential resistance on Friday, clearing the important thing psychological stage of $1,800 which continues to carry as essential assist for the upcoming transfer.

Because the Jackson Gap Symposium got here to an in depth, dovish commentary from Fed Chair Jerome Powell boosted the demand for Gold, Silver and different main commodities that maintain a status as a hedge in opposition to inflation which continues to exceed the financial coverage goal of two%.

The shift in threat sentiment allowed Gold costs to clear trendline resistance earlier than bulls bumped into the subsequent stage of resistance at $1,818, the 50% Fibonacci retracement stage of the 2021 transfer.

Regardless of rising geopolitical dangers and the nearing of the self-imposed deadline of 31st August 2021 for Individuals to return from Afghanistan, tensions between America and the Taliban are extra catalysts which will have an effect on Gold costs as the specter of additional assaults looms.

The mix of elementary and geopolitical elements have supported the bullish trajectory with buyers now wanting in the direction of Friday’s Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) report for additional indicators of Fed tapering earlier than the subsequent FOMC Assembly which can happen on 22 September 2021.

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Gold (XAU/USD) Worth Motion

Gold costs at present stay confined by the 50% Fibonacci resistance which continues to carry bulls at bay. With the Commodity Channel Index (CCI) threatening overbought territory, Gold bulls might want to clear $1,820 earlier than testing the August excessive of $1,840. A break above this stage may see costs breakout in the direction of the subsequent large stage of $1,900, a stage final examined in Might.

Within the wake of Friday’s NFP report, the quick assist stays at $1,800 which a break under bringing the 50% Fibonacci stage of the 2020 transfer into play at $1,760.

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Gold (XAU/USD) Day by day Chart

Chart ready by Tammy Da Costa utilizing TradingView

Gold (XAU/USD) Sentiment

Gold: On the time of writing, retail dealer information reveals 67.90% of merchants are net-long with the ratio of merchants lengthy to quick at 2.11 to 1. The variety of merchants net-long is unchanged than yesterday and seven.95% decrease from final week, whereas the variety of merchants net-short is unchanged than yesterday and 18.20% decrease from final week.

We usually take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the very fact merchants are net-long suggests Gold costs could proceed to fall.

Positioning is much less net-long than yesterday however extra net-long from final week. The mix of present sentiment and up to date modifications provides us an extra blended Gold buying and selling bias.

— Written by Tammy Da Costa, Analyst for DailyFX.com

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