Gold trades back above 1,800.00

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Source: Dukascopy Bank SA
On Friday, the price for gold eventually reached the May low level at 1,786.65. For a short period the price fluctuated below this level, prior to starting a recovery. By the middle of Monday's trading, the price had reached above 1,800.00 and encountered resistance in the 100-hour simple moving average.

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Watch out for the Wednesday's Federal Reserve's FOMC Meeting Minutes at 18:00 GMT.

On Thursday, the ADP Non-farm Employment Change might impact the markets through the value of the US Dollar.

On Friday, the United States are scheduled to release their monthly employment data at 12:30 GMT. Expect the data release to consist of the Average Hourly Earnings, Non-Farm Employment Change and the Unemployment Rate.

XAU/USD short-term forecast

If the metal's price continues to recover, it would have to pass the 100-hour simple moving average and the 1,815.00 mark, before approaching the combined resistance of the 200-hour SMA and the 1,820.00 level. Higher above, note the resistance line, which connects the commodity price's late June high levels.

On the other hand, a potential decline of the metal's price is set to look for support in the 1,800.00 mark, before approaching the low level zone near 1,785.00.

Hourly Chart

XAU/USD daily charts review

On the daily candle chart, the price has encountered resistance in the form of the 50 and 200-day simple moving averages.

Afterwards, support appeared to be found in the lower trend line of a May and June channel up pattern. On Thursday, the support was lost, as the price declined and was aiming at the late 2021 low level zone at 1,753.00/1,760.00.

Daily Candle Chart


Traders are long

Since Friday, the sentiment on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was 71% bullish. Namely, 71% of open position volume was in long positions.

Meanwhile, on Monday, in the 1000-pip range around the metal's price, pending trade orders were 79% to buy the precious metal.

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