Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD to slide towards $1,750 on strong NFP report
|Gold slumped to its weakest level in a year at $1,761 on Thursday but recovered above $1,770 early Friday. Will XAU/USD break critical $1,760 support on US NFP? A robust report will weigh on the yellow metal, FXSTreet’s Dhwani Mehta reports.
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“Friday’s critical US Nonfarm Payrolls data could cement an increased pace of tapering at the December FOMC decision, which may trigger a brief US dollar rally. As a result, gold could breach the key support of around $1,760 to test the next psychological cushion at $1,750.”
“If the market sentiment worsens on intensifying Omicron covid concerns, then the yellow metal could find some support from the risk-off flows-driven renewed weakness in the yields.”
“On the upside, the confluence of the 50, 100 and 200-DMAs at $1,792 needs to be cracked to initiate a meaningful recovery from monthly lows. The next upside target is seen at the $1,800 mark. The further recovery could call for a retest of Wednesday’s high at $1,809, above which the previous month’s high at $1,814 will be put to test.”
“On the downside, a sustained break below the falling trendline support at $1,763, will seek a test of the November 3 low of $1,759. Further south, the $1,750 psychological level will challenge the bullish commitments.”
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