|

Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD recovery futile without recapturing $1,775 – Confluence Detector

Gold has been attempting recovery after tumbling below the round $1,800 level on Friday. So far, the precious metal seems to have failed and is falling alongside the dollar and stocks as November is ending. Some of the moves may be attributed to end-of-month flows.

How is XAU/USD positioned once the dust settles? 

The Technical Confluences Indicator is showing that critical resistance awaits at around $1,775, which is the convergence of the previous daily low, the Pivot Point one-month Support 3 and the Bollinger Band 1h-Middle. 

Further above, the next hurdle is $1,784, which is a juncture including the BB one-day Lower and the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day. 

The upside target is $1,792, which is the meeting point of the Simple Moving Average 10-4h and the BB 1h-Upper.

Some support is at $1,770, where the Pivot Point one-day Support 3 and the previous 1h-low converge.

Bears eye $1,753, which is where the Pivot Point one-day Support 2 hits the price. 

Key XAU/USD resistances and supports

Confluence Detector

The Confluence Detector finds exciting opportunities using Technical Confluences. The TC is a tool to locate and point out those price levels where there is a congestion of indicators, moving averages, Fibonacci levels, Pivot Points, etc. Knowing where these congestion points are located is very useful for the trader, and can be used as a basis for different strategies.

Learn more about Technical Confluence

Author

Yohay Elam

Yohay Elam

FXStreet

Yohay is in Forex since 2008 when he founded Forex Crunch, a blog crafted in his free time that turned into a fully-fledged currency website later sold to Finixio.

More from Yohay Elam
Share:

Editor's Picks

EUR/USD looks to regain the 200-day SMA

EUR/USD regains some balance and trade just above 1.1600 the figure ahead of the opening bell in Asia. The pair initially dipped to the 1.1530 zone for the first time since November, always following the stronger US Dollar and the marked flight-to-safety in the context of the ongoing Middle East crisis
 

GBP/USD slips below key averages as geopolitical risks mount

GBP/USD fell about 0.35% on Tuesday, settling around 1.3350 after slipping below the 200-day Exponential Moving Average for the first time since early December. The pair has pulled back sharply from its late-January high near 1.3870, shedding over 500 pips in a series of lower highs and lower lows. 

Gold falls to near $5,100 as inflation fears weigh amidst Middle East conflict

Gold price faces some selling pressure near $5,100 during the early Asian session on Wednesday. The precious metal falls amid a renewed US Dollar demand and dimming prospects for US rate cuts. The US ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index report will be published later on Wednesday. 

Ethereum: Whales step up buying as short positions contract

After holding firm heading into the last weekend, Ethereum whales have returned to action, pouncing on the volatility stemming from escalating military actions between the US and Iran.

Energy shock 2.0: Why rising Gas prices could hit the Euro

Even without a confirmed, sustained disruption, the mere risk to a key global energy chokepoint is enough to inject a significant premium into European Gas markets. And for the Euro, that matters.

Ripple falters amid sell-off jitters and negative funding rates

Ripple (XRP) has come under pressure, drifting lower to $1.35 at the time of writing on Tuesday. The over 2% correction looks poised to erase the previous day’s gains, which lifted the remittance token to $1.42.