Gold safe-haven retreat? It will continue to rise!
Why did gold return to 3,400? Reasons explained!
1 As investors continue to focus on US President Trump's August 1 tariff deadline, trade uncertainty and weaker US Treasury yields have pushed gold prices to a five-week high. At the same time, trade uncertainty is also triggering some safe-haven demand.
2 At the same time, investors are also preparing for the Federal Reserve meeting next week. Although the Fed is expected to keep interest rates unchanged, the market expects that the Fed may cut interest rates in October. Gold is traditionally seen as a hedge tool in uncertain times and tends to perform well in a low-interest rate environment.
Views on today's gold trend!
After two consecutive days of rising this week, the sentiment of gold bulls has basically been ignited. There has been basically no obvious retracement in the past few days. Either it is a slow rise in a row, or it is a direct acceleration of the rise after sideways fluctuations. After the first wave of highs at the opening today, the market is still at a rising node!
The watershed of the retracement on the hourly chart is still the break point of 3403, but it is too far from our current position to enter the market at this position. In addition, the current continuous rise of gold and the turning of the moving average have made the market bulls more aggressive, which means that the previous short-term downward trend has ended. The point of today's retracement layout can focus on the vicinity of 3412!
Gold: Long near 3411, defend below 3403, and target 3440-50!
