Fundamental Analysis
Gold prices gained some positive momentum and rose to the $2,757-$2,758 region during the Asian session on Tuesday, returning close to the record highs hit last week. Persistent safe-haven demand stemming from tensions in the Middle East and concerns over the US election turned out to be the main factors acting as a boost for the precious metal. Moreover, falling US Treasury yields kept US Dollar (USD) bulls on the defensive below the highest since July 30 touched on Monday, also supporting the commodity.
That said, bets for a less aggressive Federal Reserve (Fed) easing policy, coupled with concerns over deficit spending after the US election, should limit the downside in US bond yields and the USD. In addition, the underlying bullish tone in the global equity markets is keeping a lid on Gold prices. Investors also seem reluctant ahead of the key US macro releases this week - including the Q3 Advance GDP print, Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index and Non-Farm Payrolls (NFP) report.
Technical Analysis
Gold has almost reached the ATH zone today. A break of 2757 will see a price of 2770 soon. With the possibility that when the European session starts, if the price fails to break the upper band, it can push further to lower zones. 2742 is the first buy zone in the sclalping zone but it will not have as much value as the session port zone around 2725. Pay attention to the price zones to have favorable trading strategies.