A bout of risk-taking despatched the safe-haven gold decrease final week.

Spot gold (XAU/USD) hit highs close to $1,960 when financial coverage choices by the Fed, BOE, and ECB hit the markets. Principally, whereas central financial institution members are nonetheless watching inflation, they’re additionally keen to regulate their insurance policies if wanted.

The prospect of much less hawkish biases inspired risk-taking and gold-dumping.

Spot Gold (XAU/USD) 1-Hour Chart by TradingView

XAU/USD plummeted all the best way to $1,860 earlier than gold patrons stated “aight, that’s sufficient.”

The pair is now consolidating in a lowkey ascending channel whereas hanging out at a pattern line assist that’s been legitimate since mid-November.

Oh, and have you ever seen that XAU/USD’s present ranges additionally line up with the 50% Fibonacci retracement of 2023’s upswing?

If markets deal with world progress considerations then XAU can lengthen its uptrend in opposition to fellow safe-haven USD.

XAU/USD might bounce from its pattern line assist and retest earlier areas of curiosity like $1,900 or $1,920.

Don’t wager the farm on pattern continuation although!

Really, don’t wager the farm on something.

However XAU/USD, particularly, might nonetheless break its months-long uptrend.

In actual fact, the 1-hour transferring averages are supporting additional bearish strikes.

Try the 100 SMA firmly pointing decrease and widening its hole in opposition to the longer-term 200 SMA!

If Fed members proceed to speak about rate of interest hikes or a extra extended interval of excessive rates of interest, then USD will regain its attraction benefit in opposition to the non-yielding gold.

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