Gold Technical Analysis – The market awaits key catalysts for the next direction

Fundamental
Overview

Gold continues to consolidate
around the major trendline and the 2600 support as the market awaits the US CPI
report next week before picking a direction. In the bigger picture, the trend
remains bullish amid the Fed’s easing cycle, but the short-term corrections
will likely be triggered by the repricing in rate cuts expectations.

Therefore, the next big
event for Gold will be the US CPI report. Higher than expected figures will
likely trigger another selloff, while lower than expected data should keep the
precious metal supported into new highs.

Overall, we shouldn’t
expect the same strong uptrend in gold going forward as we got used to in the
past couple of years as the conditions changed across the board.

In fact, the geopolitical
risk premium should ease with the Trump’s administration. Real yields might
either continue to fall slowly or just range for an extended period of time.
Last but not least, the new Treasury Secretary should reduce fears around the
US fiscal profligacy.

Gold
Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe

On the daily chart, we can
see that gold continues to consolidate around the major trendline. This is where the buyers keep on
stepping in to position for a rally into a new all-time high. The sellers, on
the other hand, will need the price to break below the trendline and the 2600 support
to gain control and target a drop into the next major trendline around the 2400
level.

Gold Technical Analysis
– 4 hour Timeframe

On the 4 hour chart, we can
see that the price is stuck in a range between the 2660 and 2620 levels. The
market participants will likely keep on playing the range until we get a
breakout on either side. On the downside though, we might get a fakeout if the
2600 support holds and the price rallies from there.

Gold Technical Analysis
– 1 hour Timeframe

On the 1 hour chart, there’s
not much else we can add here as the choppy price action will likely continue
until we get a strong catalyst. The red lines define the average daily range for today.

Upcoming
Catalysts

Today,
we get the US Job Openings data. Tomorrow, we have the US ADP, the US ISM
Services PMI and Fed Chair Powell speaking. On Thursday, we get the latest US
Jobless Claims figures. Finally, on Friday, we conclude the week with the US
NFP report.

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This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.