Gold prints 8-day high as dollar index hit 2.5-month low

Gold is reporting gains for a third straight day, courtesy of weak tone in the US dollar.
A break above $1,212 would confirm a resumption of the rally from August lows.

Omkar Godbole FXStreet Contributor

Gold clocked an eight-day high of $1,210 earlier today likely due to a sharp drop in the greenback.

China's measured response to new US tariffs earlier this week triggered hopes that a further escalation of trade war could be avoided.

As a result, the riskier assets picked up a bid and the US dollar exchange rate, as represented by the dollar index (DXY), suffered a head-and-shoulders breakdown on Tuesday.

Further, in accordance with the bearish technical development, the DXY fell to 93.83 yesterday – the lowest level since July 9 – pushing the yellow metal above its 50-day moving average (MA).

Looking forward, the corrective rally from the recent low of $1,160 could resume if gold finds acceptance above $1,212 (top end of the channel pattern).

Gold Technical Levels

Resistance: $1,212 (channel resistance), $1,214.30 (Aug. 28 high), $1,217 (Aug. 10 high)

Support: $1,206 (50-day MA), $1,203 (5-day MA), $1,200 (psychological level)

	TREND INDEX	OB/OS INDEX	VOLATILY INDEX
15M	Bearish	Neutral	Low
1H	Bullish	Neutral	Shrinking
4H		Overbought	Shrinking
1D	Bullish	Neutral	Expanding
1W	Bearish	Oversold	Expanding
Updated Sep 21, 04:45 GMT

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Omkar Godbole

FXStreet Contributor

Omkar Godbole, editor and analyst, joined FXStreet after four years as a research analyst at several Indian brokerage companies.

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