Under the influence of a triangular pattern(1), gold traded within a tight range most of Friday. It tested the daily low near 1820 before the U.S. session, but support has shown very strong (2) @ below 1830. During the U.S. session, the price then breached the triangular pattern climbing all the way to 1847.
Gold is still getting support from investors betting on the new U.S. COVID-19 relief package, which this news has been around for weeks now. The buying power that was led by the news is diminishing day by day. No doubt that gold will surge instantly once the new package is being released. However, the inflation and the effect from those very loose Fed. monetary policies may lag behind for months. Be aware the gold may have to consolidate downward first before a M-T to L-T surge.
On the hourly chart, before a new S-T trend is formed, we can expect the price to bound within 1830-1845.
S-T Resistance: 1845 / 1850
S-T Supprot: 1832 / 1820