Gold falls to 1-week lows, eyes 2018 lows

Gold continues to be unable to benefit amid global trade war concerns.
XAU/USD drops toward $1,240/oz, approaches last week lows.

Matías Salord FXStreet

A rally of the US dollar across the board sent gold prices to the downside. The ounce was moving sideways around $1,250/oz and broke lower during the US session. Price dropped to $1,242.50 reaching the lowest in a week.

As of writing, it was hovering slightly above the lows, under pressure with the greenback consolidating gains across the board. The US dollar strengthened on a risk-off environment, after US PPI data and ahead of the CPI reading on Thursday.

The rally of the dollar was the main driver of the XAU/USD decline. Gold is losing today 0.95%, about to post the third lowest close in a year.

Levels to watch

To the downside, immediate support is seen at $1,240 below that level attention would turn to $1,237 (YTD low) and under that area at $1,230. On the upside, resistance levels could be located at $1,246 (Jul 10 low), $1,253 and $1,260. A daily close on top of $1,260 is needed in order to remove the bearish pressure.

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Matías Salord

FXStreet

Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.

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