Since the middle of Monday's trading hours, the price has been fluctuating between the support of the 55-hour simple moving average and the 1,796.00/1,797.00 zone.
Economic Calendar Analysis
On Wednesday, at 12:15 GMT the US ADP Non-Farm Employment Change could cause a minor USD move.
Later on, at 14:00 GMT the US ISM Non-Manufacturing PMI will be out.
Wednesday will end with the US Federal Open Markets Committee Statement and Federal Funds Rate publication at 18:00 GMT.
On Thursday, at 12:30 GMT, the US Unemployment Claims on Thursday might cause a minor USD move.
On Friday, US statisticians will publish their monthly employment data sets at 12:30 GMT.
Click on the link below to find out more about the data releases of this and other currency exchange rates.
XAU/USD short-term forecast
A surge of the rate above the 1,796.00/1,797.00 zone could find resistance in the 1,800.00 mark. Above the 1,800.00, the 1,810.00 might once again provide resistance.
However, a decline of the price below the 55-hour SMA might aim at the Friday low level at 1,772.20.
XAU/USD daily charts review
On the daily candle chart, the yellow metal's price has moved out of the channel up pattern, which guided the price since the middle of September.Daily Candle Chart
Traders are long
Since previous Monday, the sentiment on the Swiss Foreign Exchange was 53% bullish, as 53% of open position volume was in long positions.
On November 1, the sentiment was 54% long. On Tuesday, sentiment returned to being 53% long.
Meanwhile, in the 1000-pip range around the metal's price pending trade orders were 80% to buy the precious metal.