Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD’s road to recovery eyes $1,940 and $1,950 – Confluence Detector

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Dhwani Mehta FXStreet

Gold price remains in the hands of buyers this Thursday, following a decent comeback amidst a hawkish Fed and worries over the Russia-Ukraine peace talks. Concerns over risks to global economic growth play out and influence gold price, in the aftermath of the Fed decision, as the focus remains on the ongoing Russia-Ukraine peace talks. The extended correction in the US Treasury yields and the dollar is lending support to gold price.

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Gold Price: Key levels to watch

The Technical Confluences Detector shows that gold price is looking to regain the upside moment to test powerful resistance at $1,940, which is the convergence of the pivot point one-day R1, pivot point one-week S1 and Bollinger Band one-day Middle.

The next bullish target is envisioned at $1,950, which is the psychological barrier as well as the SMA100 four-hour.

Further up, the pivot point one-day R2 at $1,952 will get tested, above which the SMA5 one-day at $1,955 will be on bulls’ radars.

The confluence of the previous week’s low and the previous year’s high around $1,960 is the level to beat for gold optimists.

Alternatively, the immediate support is seen at $1,931, the intersection of the Fibonacci 23.6% one-month and the previous day’s high.

Fresh selling opportunities will arise below the latter, exposing critical support at $1,922, where the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day and SMA10 four-hour coincide.

The line in sand for gold buyers is the Fibonacci 38.2% one-day at $1,917.

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About Technical Confluences Detector

The TCD (Technical Confluences Detector) 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. If you are a short-term trader, you will find entry points for counter-trend strategies and hunt a few points at a time. If you are a medium-to-long-term trader, this tool will allow you to know in advance the price levels where a medium-to-long-term trend may stop and rest, where to unwind positions, or where to increase your position size.

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Dhwani Mehta

FXStreet

Residing in Mumbai (India), Dhwani is a Senior Analyst and Manager of the Asian session at FXStreet. She has over 10 years of experience in analyzing and covering the global financial markets, with specialization in Forex and commodities markets.

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