Gold Price Technical Outlook: Moment of Truth for XAU/USD Bulls

Gold Technical Price Outlook: XAU/USD Near-term Trade Levels

Gold prices are down more than 1% heading into the Wednesday open in New York with XAU/USD now off more than 3% from the May / yearly highs. The decline is approaching multi-week uptrend resistance and the focus is on a reaction just lower. These are the updated targets and invalidation levels that matter on the XAU/USD technical charts in the days ahead. Review my latest Weekly Strategy Webinar for an in-depth breakdown of this gold trade setup and more.

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Gold Price Chart – XAU/USD Daily

Chart Prepared by Michael Boutros, Technical Strategist; Gold on Tradingview

Technical Outlook: In last month’s Gold Price Outlook we noted that XAU/USD was, “in correction off the monthly / yearly high with the pullback now approaching initial levels of up-trend support.” The focus was on an exhaustion low on a test of the 1690s zone – price registered a low at 1692 before rallying into the close of May trade. Yesterday, price failed just ahead of the yearly high-close at 1747 before pulling back with gold posting an outside-day reversal off the highs.

The sell-off is now approaching parallel support (magenta) backed closely by the 61.8% Fibonacci ext of the decline off the yearly highs at 1700– a close below this threshold is needed to keep the short-bias viable with such a scenario exposing a more significant support confluence at 1669/73. Daily resistance at the 2020 high-day close at 1731 backed by near-term bearish invalidation at the yearly high-close at 1747– a breach / close above this threshold is needed to mark resumption of the broader uptrend.

Gold Price Chart – XAU/USD 120min

Notes: A closer look at Gold price action sees XAU/USD trading within the confines of an ascending pitchfork formation extending off the late-April lows with the recent decline now probing the 61.8% retracement at 1713. Next key support zone rests at the 1699-1700– look for a reaction there for guidance IF reached with a break below exposing subsequent support objectives at 1691, the May open at 1684 and 100% ext at 1673.

Bottom line: While the medium-term risk remains weighted to the downside in gold, the recent price sell-off is approaching uptrend support and we’re looking for a reaction. From at trading standpoint, look to reduce short exposure / lower protective stops on a test of 1700. Advances should be capped by the weekly open / HDC at 1731 – look for topside exhaustion ahead of this threshold IF price is indeed heading lower. Review my latest Gold Weekly Price Outlook for a closer look at the longer-term XAU/USD technical trading levels.

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Gold Trader Sentiment – XAU/USD Price Chart

• A summary of IG Client Sentiment shows traders are net-long Gold- the ratio stands at +2.61 (72.32% of traders are long) – bearishreading
• Long positions are5.06% lower than yesterday and 8.58% lower from last week
• Short positions are 0.66% higher than yesterday and 3.72% higher from last week
• We typically take a contrarian view to crowd sentiment, and the fact traders are net-long suggests Gold prices may continue to fall. Yet traders are less net-long than yesterday and compared with last week – from a sentiment standpoint, the recent changes in positioning warn that the current Gold price trend may soon reverse higher despite the fact traders remain net-long.

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– Written by Michael Boutros, Technical Strategist with DailyFX

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