XAUUSD – Weakening signals, growing risk of breakdownGold is trading around $3,273 after a clear drop from the $3,314 resistance zone. On the H8 chart, price has approached the long-term ascending trendline and is hovering near the EMA 89 – a very critical confluence area.
At the moment, price is forming a sideways pattern just above the trendline, but the recovery momentum remains weak. If gold breaks below this zone, the uptrend will officially be invalidated, and the next target could be the $3,135 technical support.
On the news front: The market is closely watching the upcoming U.S. Core PCE data this weekend. This is the Fed’s preferred inflation metric, and if the reading comes in stronger than expected, expectations of prolonged high interest rates could return – which would put significant pressure on gold.
