Resistance: 1588.72 moderate / 1601.64 minor / 1618.51 minor

Support: 1571.85 strong / 1558.93 moderate / 1542.06 minor

Market is generally bullish with XAUUSD just under a moderate resistance at 1588.72. With a high level bullish candlestick pattern, Morning Star (Doji) in 4-Hour charts, look for a break of 1588.72 and consider buys with 1601.64 as the immediate objective possibly on to 1618.51. A stop loss should be established below the pattern low.

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