On Thursday, at 13:30 GMT, minor US Dollar moves could occur due to the publication of the weekly US Unemployment Claims.
The top event of the week will occur on Friday, as at 13:30 GMT the US Average Hourly Earnings, Non-Farm Employment Change and Unemployment Rate are set to be published.
The week's events are scheduled to end at 15:00 GMT with the publication of the US Institute for Supply Management Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index survey results.
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XAU/USD short-term forecast
If the price for gold manages to pass above the 1,940.00 level, next targets for the commodity might be the 1,950.00 mark and the late March high level at 1,966.50.
On the other hand, a bounce off from 1,940.00 is expected to look for support in the 1,930.00 and 1,920.00 levels, before approaching the 1,900.00 mark and the support zone at 1,890.50/1,893.60.
XAU/USD daily charts review
On the daily candle chart, the metal's price has been reached by the 50-day simple moving average near the 1,896.00 level. Further below, take into account the 100-day SMA near 1,855.00 and the 200-day SMA near 1,820.00.Daily Candle Chart
Long sentiment disappears
On Tuesday, the sentiment on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was 55% bullish, as 55% of open position volume was in long positions.
Meanwhile, in the 1000-pip range around the metal's price, pending trade orders were 64% to buy the precious metal.
On Wednesday, the open positions were 53% long and pending orders were 63% to sell.