Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD off lows, still in the red below $1880 level

A combination of factors prompted some intraday selling around gold on Monday.
The upbeat market mood, pickup in the US bond yields kept a lid on the early uptick.
A modest USD bounce exerted some pressure on the dollar-denominated commodity.

Haresh Menghani FXStreet

Gold refreshed daily lows, around $1869 region during the mid-European session, albeit quickly recovered a bit thereafter. The commodity was last seen trading just above the $1875 region, down around 0.20% for the day.

The precious metal failed to capitalize on its intraday positive move, instead faced rejection near the $1900 mark amid the prevalent upbeat market mood. The global risk sentiment remained well supported by the latest optimism about a last-minute Brexit deal and relief over a long-awaited US economic stimulus.

The US President Donald Trump signed a $2.3 trillion pandemic aid and spending package on Sunday. The bill restores unemployment benefits to millions of Americans and averted a federal government shutdown. The positive developments boosted investors' confidence and capped early gains for the safe-haven XAU/USD.

The risk-on environment was reinforced by a goodish pickup in the US Treasury bond yields. This helped ease the intraday US dollar bearish pressure and prompted some selling around the non-yielding yellow metal. Apart from this, a goodish intraday USD rebound exerted some additional pressure on the dollar-denominated commodity.

The downside, however, remained cushioned, at least for the time being, as investors seemed reluctant to place any aggressive bets amid relatively thin trading volumes. This makes it prudent to wait for some strong follow-through selling before positioning for any further depreciating move for the XAU/USD.

Technical levels to watch

XAU/USD

Overview
Today last price	1876.57
Today Daily Change	-2.81
Today Daily Change %	-0.15
Today daily open	1879.38

Trends
Daily SMA20	1851.38
Daily SMA50	1868.04
Daily SMA100	1897.69
Daily SMA200	1824.01

Levels
Previous Daily High	1879.38
Previous Daily Low	1879.38
Previous Weekly High	1906.87
Previous Weekly Low	1855.28
Previous Monthly High	1965.58
Previous Monthly Low	1764.6
Daily Fibonacci 38.2%	1879.38
Daily Fibonacci 61.8%	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point S1	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point S2	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point S3	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point R1	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point R2	1879.38
Daily Pivot Point R3	1879.38

Author

Haresh Menghani

FXStreet

Haresh Menghani is a detail-oriented professional with 10+ years of extensive experience in analysing the global financial markets.

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