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Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD bulls stay hopeful despite recent losses targeting $1,730

  • Gold bounces off intraday low but keeps flirting with 11-week-old trend line resistance.
  • 10-day SMA, bullish MACD tests latest downside, bulls have a bumpy road ahead.

Gold portrays a corrective pullback from the day’s low of $1,732.61, currently down 0.50% near $1,737, during early Monday. In doing so, the yellow metal rejects Friday’s upside break of short-term key resistance.

However, bullish MACD and the commodity’s sustained trading above 10-day SMA keeps gold buyers hopeful above $1,731.

Also acting as the downside filter is the $1,700 threshold and the recent low near $1,675.

Meanwhile, a clear break above the stated resistance line, near $1,740, will have to cross the previous week’s top surrounding $1,755 before eyeing November 2020 lows around $1,765.

Additionally, the 50-day SMA level of $1,791 and the $1,800 round-figure offer extra resistance levels to the commodity.

Gold daily chart

Trend: Pullback expected

XAU/USD

Overview
Today last price1735.54
Today Daily Change-9.96
Today Daily Change %-0.57%
Today daily open1745.5
 
Trends
Daily SMA201736.99
Daily SMA501793.99
Daily SMA1001831.46
Daily SMA2001860.55
 
Levels
Previous Daily High1746.86
Previous Daily Low1728.56
Previous Weekly High1755.59
Previous Weekly Low1719.3
Previous Monthly High1871.9
Previous Monthly Low1717.24
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%1739.87
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%1735.55
Daily Pivot Point S11733.75
Daily Pivot Point S21722.01
Daily Pivot Point S31715.45
Daily Pivot Point R11752.05
Daily Pivot Point R21758.61
Daily Pivot Point R31770.35

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Anil Panchal

Anil Panchal

FXStreet

Anil Panchal has nearly 15 years of experience in tracking financial markets. With a keen interest in macroeconomics, Anil aptly tracks global news/updates and stays well-informed about the global financial moves and their implications.

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