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Gold eyes recovery as Dow hits ATH and Dollar continues to slide [Video]

This week’s live session covered the most critical market shifts unfolding across commodities, indices, and currencies, highlighting why you must stay alert heading into the end of the month.

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Gold is back in focus with a potential breakout setup unfolding after reclaiming key structure levels. As risk sentiment begins to shift and real yields ease, gold is positioning for a renewed rally. We analyzed the critical breakout zones, potential Fair Value Gaps in play, and what confirmation to look for before jumping in.

Meanwhile, the Dow Jones (US30) just tagged fresh all-time highs last Friday, continuing the historic rally we anticipated in previous sessions. The move reinforces the broader bullish tone across U.S. equities, even as markets brace for macro risk catalysts this week.

On the U.S. Dollar, we’re seeing signs of weakness creeping in as DXY fails to hold recent support levels. With the market's pricing a rate cut on the Fed interest rates, this weakness could accelerate, especially if jobs data supports a more balanced inflation narrative. We discussed how this could impact USD pairs and cross-market positioning.

We also touched on Bitcoin’s sell-off, how it's reacting to broader risk-on sentiment, and what needs to happen before going long.

In this session, we covered:

  • Gold breakout zones and bullish structure confirmation.
  • All-time highs in Dow Jones and broader equity sentiment.
  • U.S. Dollar weakness and how NFP could shift the narrative.
  • Macro implications of sticky inflation and resilient job growth.

This is a high-stakes week with layered catalysts, make sure you're prepared.

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Jasper Osita

Jasper Osita

ACY Securities

Jasper has been in the markets since 2019 trading currencies, indices and commodities like Gold. His approach in the market is heavily accompanied by technical analysis, trading Smart Money Concepts (SMC) with fundamentals in mind.

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