Tag: XAUUSD

US GDP
December 22, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: US GDP ahead of the holidays

For the time being, the bias based on TA still seems to be towards the upside but a clear breakout above $1,800 might still be some way off. The latest attempt to move above this important psychological area was rejected on Friday, and with activity likely to drop in the runup to Christmas there probably…

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December 14, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: inflation and major central banks ahead

The current channel is narrow with $1,770 and $1,800 remaining in view as likely boundaries. The bias for gold based on fundamentals seems to be towards buying unless the Fed is very hawkish on Wednesday, but TA remains noncommittal. All three moving averages are above the price and momentum upon emergence from oversold (based on…

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October 25, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly data: ECB’s meeting and inflation ahead

The clear target for old buyers is the 161.8% weekly Fibonacci extension just below $90. Finding an entry as a new buyer is likely to be difficult here, but a bounce seems possible from the 38.2% zone of the weekly Fibo fan and definitely from the psychological area around $80. Brent has been strongly overbought…

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July 26, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly forex data: caution ahead of the Fed

The 61.8% area of the weekly Fibonacci fan seems to be quite a strong dynamic support from which a bounce might be expected, but the bunching of the 50, 100 and 200 SMAs might make significant movement upward from here a challenge. 15 July’s high around $1,834 seems to be the main static resistance in…

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June 01, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly forex data: markets look ahead to the NFP

The golden cross of the 50 SMA over the 100 a fortnight ago came ahead of more gains, although price has now moved clearly into overbought based on the slow stochastic (15, 5, 5). The weekly Fibonacci fan has probably lost relevance now that the medium-term trend is clearly upward, but 61.8% might still limit…

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March 29, 2021 BY Steffy Bogdanova

Weekly forex data: oil in view ahead of the NFP

From a technical perspective, oil’s uptrend since last summer is clearly still active for now. Brent has failed to break below the 50 SMA from Bands, and there is currently no indication of overbought from either Bollinger Bands (50, 0, 2) or the slow stochastic (15, 5, 5). The key area on this chart for…

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gold
April 18, 2017 BY LeapRate Staff

Is Gold still on to challenge $1,300?

This article was written by Ipek Ozkardeskaya, Senior Market Analyst at FCA regulated broker London Capital Group Holdings plc (LON:LCG). Gold traded at $1295.56 on Monday, the highest level since Donald Trump’s election triggered the ‘reflation’ rally across the global asset markets and the US yields. After reaching their highest by mid-March, the US 10-year…

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