Gold prices encountered new supply in the early hours of trading in Europe and faded Friday's positive move after the surprise of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) hawkish stance.
The possibility of the Fed implementing two interest rate cuts in 2024 is still being considered amid signs of easing inflationary pressures in the US. Additionally, persistent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, coupled with political instability in Europe, will help limit losses in the safe-haven metal.
From a technical perspective, traders need to wait for gold's sustained breakout below the $2,300 mark before placing strong bearish bets on gold. Therefore, it would be wise to wait for some further selling below the $2,285 horizontal support to be sure gold's position is truly bearish. The commodity could then accelerate its decline to the next relevant support near the $2,254-2,253 area. The downward trajectory could extend further towards the $2,225-$2,220 area en route to the $2,200 round figure.
On the contrary, gold regained strength when it returned to trading above 2325. Next is the $2,340 supply zone where gold has not been able to break out of the border for 2 weeks, which, if cleared decisively, could push pushed some recoveries above the 2355 trendline above. when the trendline broke the notable peak area of 2385 on the way to the 2,400 USD mark.
Support: 2312 - 2300 - 2291 - 2286 - 2280- 2274
Resistance: 2325 - 2340 - 2350
SELL price range 2340 - 2342 stoploss 2346
BUY price range 2303 - 2301 stoploss 2298