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Gold waited for a clear move!Currently, gold prices are attracting some dip buyers after the previous day's pullback from record highs amid persistent safe-haven demand, driven by concerns over a global economic downturn due to tariffs. Furthermore, expectations of a Fed rate cut and the lack of USD buying interest provide additional support for FX:XAUUSD From a technical perspective, we see the Bollinger Bands showing signs of price narrowing, indicating that long-term buying or selling at this moment is risky. We are looking for key areas to buy or sell as the main trend remains sideways. For instance, if the price drops below 3145, we might consider selling, while a rise above 3105 could signal a buying opportunity. Happy trading, and may your trades be profitable!
FX:XAUUSDShort
by Rowan_TradingFX
Gold (XAU/USD) 15-Min Chart: Breakout SetupThis chart represents the Gold Spot (XAU/USD) 15-minute timeframe, showing key support and resistance levels along with a potential price movement scenario. Red Zones: Mark critical support (~3,100) and resistance (~3,140) areas. Blue Lines: Indicate intermediate resistance (~3,133) and support (~3,120). Projected Path: The price may test 3,120 before attempting a breakout toward 3,133. The chart suggests a possible bullish breakout if resistance is cleared, or a rejection leading to further consolidation.
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDLong
by ChartingMarketInsights
GOLD → The rally is intensifying. Growth after false breakdownFX:XAUUSD is breaking upwards and is trying to consolidate above the previous high of 3127 as part of a correction. This would be an ideal support for the bulls. The rally, on the background of political and geopolitical problems only intensifies Tariff escalation pushes up gold demand. Trump rejected the idea of lowering tariffs and the Treasury Secretary named a list of 15 countries that fall under the new measures. This has caused the dollar to weaken and fears of stagflation to rise, boosting demand for gold as a protective asset. Central banks and investors continue to build positions in gold, but corrections are possible before the tariffs announcement on April 2 and the release of U.S. economic data Technically, we have a strong bullish trend, it is risky to sell, we are looking for strong areas or levels to buy. For example, if the price consolidates above 3127, or after a false breakdown of 3119 / 3111 Resistance levels: 3147, 3155, 3166 Support levels: 3127, 3119, 3111 Before the continuation of the growth there may be a correction to the key support areas to normalize the imbalance in the market as well as to capture the liquidity. Consolidation above the level after a false breakdown will be a good signal for growth. But! News ahead and high volatility is possible! Regards R. Linda!
FX:XAUUSDLong
by RLinda
15
Bullish Nikkei Faces Formidable HeadwindsJapan’s lost decades are behind us. Many long-term factors are driving resurgence in Japanese equities. Economic growth is accelerating – driven by strong domestic consumption. Radical market reforms have made Japan attractive for domestic and global investors. As a result, the benchmark Nikkei 225 set a new all-time-high after four decades. However, the rally is facing challenges. Tightening monetary policy, trade uncertainties, and waning impact of corporate efficiency reforms pose near-term headwinds that could push the benchmark into a correction, followed by a period of consolidation. BOJ’s rates hikes The Bank of Japan (BoJ) plays a crucial role in the performance of Japanese equities. Since 2016, the BoJ instituted negative rates to support economic growth which boosted equity markets. Chart 1: From 2015 to 2025, loose monetary policy boosted the Nikkei 225, but equities have stagnated since rates began rising However, in March 2024, the BoJ hiked rates for the first time after two decades. Subsequently, rates were lifted twice, up to 0.5%, the highest since 2008. Crucially, it intends to raise rates further as part of a broader return to neutral policy rate – one that’s neither too restrictive nor too accommodative. Chart 2: The Nikkei 225 tends to rise slightly before BoJ meetings but falls sharply afterward, especially following rate hike (2024 to Present) The BoJ is expected to hike rates by 50 basis points by end of March 2026 according to a Reuters poll . Two-thirds expect the next rate hike in Q3, likely in July this year. Traditionally the wage hikes in spring serve as a critical indicator for the BOJ, influencing its decision to continue raising interest rates as part of its shift towards a more neutral monetary policy. This year, many economists expect the wage hikes to match or exceed 5.1% as seen in 2024. With yen’s slide halting, the BoJ will have more room to manoeuvre. Consequently, a rate hike seems likely forming additional headwinds to Japanese equities. Fading impact of Corporate Reforms Nikkei’s ascent is also thanks in part to TSE’s corporate reforms. For years, Japanese equities were seen as “value trap,” dissuading investors. In 2023, to unlock the value trap, the TSE embarked on a campaign to enhance capital efficiency among listed Japanese firms to attract wider investment. New listing rules “urge” firms to deploy their capital better – either through shareholder returns or CAPEX. These reforms were effective in the near-term, boosting key valuation metrics such as P/B and P/E ratios. However, the improvements from these reforms are starting to slow. Chart 3: Japan’s Prime Market weighted average Price-to-Book ratio has fallen back to pre-reform levels over the past year (2023 to Present) Average P/B and P/E ratios of the prime market firms listed on the TSE is back to pre-reform levels. The large short-term bump from these policies have faded, no longer providing an immediate tailwind. Chart 4: Japan’s Prime Market weighted average Price-to-Earnings ratio has fallen back to pre-reform levels over the past year (2023 to Present) Tariff Risks Haunt Markets Perhaps the largest near-term risk facing the Nikkei 225 is the potential for trade disruptions. Chart 5: Nikkei 225 daily returns show a sharp drop on the day tariffs were announced Trump has announced a steep 25% tariff on imported cars, set to take effect on April 2, a dramatic 10-fold increase from the current 2.5%. Additionally, he has raised the steel and aluminium tariffs to 25%, with no exemptions or exceptions—a significant blow to Japan, one of America's key trade and security allies. Despite Japan’s trade minister Yoji Muto lobbying for relief in Washington, the U.S. has yet to offer any concessions. US remains Japan’s largest export market, accounting for ¥21 trillion ($140. 6 billion) in trade, with automobiles making up nearly 28% of that figure. The impending tariff spike is expected to dent Japanese exports, slash domestic production, and squeeze profit margins. Trade tariffs, especially those impacting some of the largest companies in the Nikkei 225 present a significant risk for investors. Additionally, the tariffs are likely to lead to a shrinking trade surplus for Japan which may weaken the yen and further exacerbate inflationary pressures, prompting the BoJ to hike rates. Nikkei 225 is Weighted Towards Exporters The Nikkei 225 index is dominated by technology firms which makes up almost half of the index. This sector includes both Electronic Manufacturing firms and Software & Communications companies. Notable firms within this sector are Tokyo Electron (5.9%), Advantest (5.7%), Softbank Group (4.2%), and KDDI (2.5%). Chart 6: Nikkei 225 sector weightings shows large weightage towards technology firms Other notable categories are Consumer Goods and Materials. Consumer Goods is dominated by Fast Retailing, the single largest component of the index with a weight of 10.7%. The index is impacted substantially by trade given its heavy tilt towards manufacturing. Rising input costs from imports and reduced demand for exports can both stifle performance Chart 7: Nikkei 225 Sector wise 1Y performance. Over the past year, Finance has been one of the strongest sectors in the index. Contrastingly, Producer Manufacturing, which has a high weightage in the index, has been among the underperforming sectors. This trend is likely to continue, with trade disruptions and a slowing AI rally posing headwinds to major index components. CME Group Nikkei 225 Futures CME Group’s suite of Nikkei 225 futures provide a range of instruments to express views on Japan’s benchmark equity index. Futures are available in two different contract sizes – Standard and Micro. More information on these can be found at the Nikkei 225 Futures page . Particularly, the newly launched Micro Nikkei 225 contract presents interesting possibilities for both trading & hedging exposure. Due to the smaller size, the contract requires lower margin, boosting capital efficiency for traders. For risk managers, it allows for precise hedging, reducing unwanted residual exposures. A crucial use case of these futures is the expanded trading hours in the week. Investors can trade CME Group’s Nikkei futures 23 hours a day, 5 days a week, significantly longer than the underlying cash market. This allows futures to be an effective overnight hedging tool. Chart 8: CME Micro Nikkei futures cumulative volume growth The Micro Nikkei futures are available both as a yen-denominated, and USD-denominated product. Both provide for compelling use-cases to hedge FX volatility. Investors can use the USD-denominated contract to negate any risk from movements in the yen, and trade directly using USD. Conversely, the yen-denominated contract can be deployed strategically to benefit from a strengthening yen. Technicals Signal Near-Term Bearishness Technical summary of Nikkei 225 index shows a bearish outlook on the 1D chart timeframe. This suggests potential downside in the near-term. Chart 9: Nikkei 225 technical indicator signals short-term bearish outlook In the longer-term (1-month timeframe) Nikkei 225 technical indicators show a bullish signal. Chart 10: Nikkei 225 long-term technical indicator signals bullish outlook Looking at specific technical indicators, the rebound following the tariff related decline seems to be fading with MACD and RSI, signalling a weakening trend. With Nikkei 225 trading below a key support/resistance level, strong momentum may be required to pass this level. At present, that momentum is lacking. Chart 11: Nikkei 225 RSI, Bollinger Bands, and MACD signal emerging bearish trend Hypothetical Trade Setup While Nikkei 225 has multiple long-term drivers that support secular growth, near-term risks are palpable. Tariff uncertainty, BoJ policy, and fading impact of the TSE market reforms support a short-term bearish view on the Nikkei 225. Investors can express this view by deploying a short position on Micro Nikkei (JPY) denominated futures expiring on June 13 (MNIM25). The following hypothetical trade setup provides a reward to risk ratio of 1.8x. The same view can be expressed using CME Group’s standard Nikkei (JPY) denominated contract which would scale the below P&L by 10x. Crucially, this position’s P&L is denominated in yen. The yen appreciation due to BoJ policy will further boost the USD value of this P&L, enhancing overall returns. Chart 12: Shorting Micro Nikkei (JPY) futures expiring in June (hypothetical trade setup) Entry: 37,650 Target: 36,300 Stop Loss: 38,400 Profit REACHED at Target: JPY 67,500 = ((37,650-36,300) x JPY 50), which is around ~USD 450 Loss at Stop: JPY 37,500= ((37,650-38,400) x JPY 50), which is around ~USD 250 Reward to Risk: 1.8x Trade Nikkei 225 Futures with Phillip Nova from 10 Cents/Lot* Start trading Nikkei 225 Futures with Phillip Nova from just 10 cents/lot*. Since its inception in 1983, Phillip Nova (formerly Phillip Futures) has become one of the region's top brokerages, offering access to Futures, Stocks, CFDs, Forex. ETFs and Commodities. 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CME:MNI1!Short
by phillip_nova
1
Gold short 2.0Here we have the chart of my last 2 gold trades. First trade was took at the top of the first down trend with an entry of 3053, here I was anticipating a move to the 2950 area, at least. It was a profitable trade, I closed half of the position for a 400 pip gain, with my SL then moved to 200 pips in profit - which was then hit on the break of the trend. Following that price action we hit a massive 3 bar surge on the daily, massive move, massive momentum and unfortunately I was not in it! However this morning we seen more crazy move before the London open and I entered another short at 3145 when the STF was showing weakness, this is nicely in profit approaching 400 pips as I write this, SL at entry. On the close of this latest hourly we see we have broke below the major trend, and next I will be looking for a re test of the trend line/area of consolidation where I will add to my position with the overall retracement target remaining a massive 2950 - will i hold it until then? Doubtful!
OANDA:XAUUSDShort
by LiamPHudson
Middle East heats up, GOLD rises more than 20 USDIn the Asian trading session, the spot price of OANDA:XAUUSD suddenly jumped by more than 20 USD in the short term and the gold price just touched 3,135 USD/ounce. The situation in the Middle East suddenly became tense and the US Department of Defense sent more aircraft carriers and bombers to the Middle East, increasing risk aversion, which boosted the demand for safe havens. The latest news from Bloomberg News in the US said that in the context of the US declaring to continue the fight against the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and escalating tensions with Iran over Iran's nuclear program, US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered the dispatch of more troops to the Middle East, including the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group and many fighter jets. The Carl Vinson will arrive in the region after completing the Indo-Pacific exercise. Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said in a statement Tuesday that the Defense Department will also extend the deployment of the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group in the region. The rare deployment of two aircraft carriers echoes a show of force last year under the Biden administration. "Secretary Hegseth made clear once again that if Iran or its proxies threaten U.S. personnel and interests in the region, the United States will take decisive action to protect our people," Parnell said. Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Monday that any attack by the United States or Israel would be met with "decisive retaliation." US President Donald Trump has previously threatened to bomb Iran if it does not sign a deal to give up its nuclear weapons. Last week, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said there would be no direct talks with the United States as long as the Trump administration continued its "military threats." "If there is no deal, the bombing will come," Trump warned in an interview last weekend. Technical Outlook Analysis OANDA:XAUUSD On the daily chart, gold tested the 0.786% Fibonacci extension level and declined slightly after receiving support from the 0.618% Fibonacci extension level. As we have communicated to our readers in previous publications, given the current fundamental context and technical chart conditions, further price declines are possible, but should only be considered as short-term corrections and not a trend. Or we can consider the downward corrections as another buying opportunity. As long as gold remains within the price channel, there is still a long-term main uptrend, with the main support from the EMA21 and the short-term trend is highlighted by the price channel. For now, gold is capped by the $3,135 level, once this level is broken above gold, there will be conditions to continue to refresh the all-time high set on yesterday's trading day with the next target being the $3,172 price point of the 1% Fibonacci extension. During the day, the bullish outlook of gold will be highlighted by the following technical levels. Support: $3,108 – $3,100 – $3,086 Resistance: $3,135 – $3,149 – $3,172 SELL XAUUSD PRICE 3171 - 3169⚡️ ↠↠ Stoploss 3175 →Take Profit 1 3163 ↨ →Take Profit 2 3157 BUY XAUUSD PRICE 3085 - 3087⚡️ ↠↠ Stoploss 3081 →Take Profit 1 3093 ↨ →Take Profit 2 3099
FOREXCOM:XAUUSDLong
by Xayah_trading
Today, the gold price needs to be alert to fall back to 3080.Today, the gold price needs to be alert to fall back to 3080. As shown in the figure: Four-hour cycle: The gold price has clearly begun to build a peak. So at present: The 3145-3150 area will become an important pressure stage. The 3115-3110 area will become an important support stage. From the perspective of structure and selling pressure, once the gold price falls below 3100 points, it is very likely to touch around 3080. So my strategy is divided into two types: (1): Try to go long around 3110-3115, stop loss at 3100 (aggressive strategy) (2): If it falls below 3100, wait for it to stabilize around 3080 and continue to go long, stop loss at 3080 (conservative strategy) Note: As long as it is above 3080, gold trading will mainly focus on callbacks and go long.
FX:XAUUSD
by Louisa00000
Golden Times!Another week of record gold prices, the media attention phase has properly begun. Monday's pop higher above the trend line shows acceleration, today's pullback was perfect in kissing back that trend line and another long entry. We are in a larger wave 3 up, within that wave we are in minor wave 3 up, still waves 4 and 5 to finish this strong move...at some point in April or perhaps May, we will top out as a larger wave 4 takes hold, that could coincide with stock market routs...too early to say. Would not be surprised to see another $200-300 by April, perhaps a blow off much higher. Longer time frames point to a major wave 5 up in this long bull run, a move that will have the public diving in with both hands, the greed and mania phase, you can be assured that the economy and banking systems will be stressed to say the least. Gold and silver are rising simply because of safety, hedging and investment, silver will out perform gold at some point and catch up. The manipulation game is coming to an end as the scales correct. Appreciate a thumbs up, God Bless you all and good trading!
TVC:GOLDLong
by Fractal777
GOLD (XAUUSD): Detailed Support Resistance Analysis Here is my latest structure analysis for Gold. Vertical Structures Vertical Support 1: Rising trend line Horizontal Structures: Resistance 1: 3149 - 3151 area Support 1: 3099 - 3104 area Support 2: 3048 - 3057 area Support 3: 3024 - 3036 area Support 4: 2997 - 3001 area Consider these structures for pullback/breakout trading. ❤️Please, support my work with like, thank you!❤️ I am part of Trade Nation's Influencer program and receive a monthly fee for using their TradingView charts in my analysis.
TRADENATION:XAUUSDLong
by VasilyTrader
1
Gold accumulated motivation for promising increasing!Today, gold continues to attract some buyers after yesterday's retreat from record highs amid persistent safe-haven demand, driven by concerns about a global economic recession due to tariffs. Furthermore, expectations of Fed rate cuts and lack of interest in buying USD provide additional support for XAU/USD. Currently, the metal is moving around $3,130 and upside potential remains highly rated as the EMA 34 and 89 lines continue to act as dynamic support levels. Additionally, historical bullish patterns are repeating themselves, suggesting that after this period of retreat and consolidation, an impressive upward movement is expected.
FX:XAUUSDLong
by Smith_Scalper