Spot gold (XAU/USD) is testing the bottom of a technical support area!
Will gold bugs take advantage of the bargain?
Or will fundamentals keep the buyers away?
Gold (XAU/USD) Daily Chart by TradingView
In case you missed it, gold prices dropped sharply on Friday following a stronger-than-expected U.S. NFP report release.
This took XAU/USD to the $2,280 zone, which is right around where the asset found buying pressure at least two times since April, and is currently the top of a technical range in the daily time frame.
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Will gold bugs consider its current prices a bargain?
The U.S. dollar is about to be rocked by top-tier events like the U.S. CPI report and the FOMC’s policy decision this week.
If the events result in net bullish USD strength, then XAU/USD could extend its downswing.
XAU/USD could hit inflection points like the S1 ($2,252) Pivot Point line if not the $2,200 levels near the daily chart’s 100 SMA.
But if gold sees bullish candlesticks from its current prices, then XAU/USD could jump back up to the mid-range and Pivot Point ($2,351) levels. We may even see a return to the top of the range near R1 ($2,425) and the commodity’s previous highs!
What do you think? Will gold attract enough demand from its current levels? Or will XAU/USD extend its pro-USD downswing and force a bearish breakout?
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