Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Slumps to 3 1/2-Week Lows Below $1740

  • Gold accelerates downward trend, in the context of risk aversion.
  • XAUUSD is down more than $60 from the levels of a week ago.
  • Silver falls below $19.00, also the lowest since late July.

The Prayed He is still under pressure and is falling again, already accumulating six consecutive days with losses, in which he lost more than $60. XAUUSD fell to $1,731 on Monday, the lowest level since July 27.

From the low, gold had a timid rebound and is trading at $1,735, still vulnerable and with a bearish bias. Short-term technical indicators showing oversold are the only positive sign for the precious metal. Immediate support is at the $1,730 area and below that is $1,722. On the upside, $1745/50 is a resistance that if broken could ease downside pressure.

bad signs

Monday’s pullback in gold comes despite yields on Treasury bond they remain stable (in the area of ​​highs in weeks) while the equity markets are collapsing.

The futures of the main Wall Street indices fall more than 1% on average, the same happens with the European indices. The outlook for global economic growth, plus inflation continues to hit the markets.

Along with the decline in gold (-0.70%), there is also that of the silver (-0.65%) which lost $19.00 and fell to as low as $18.84. Last Monday it had risen to $20.87, the highest since the end of June.

Technical levels

XAU/USD

Panorama
Last Price Today 1736.17
Today’s Daily Change -11.51
Today’s Daily Change % -0.66
Today’s Daily Opening 1747.68
Trends
20 Daily SMA 1767.46
50 Daily SMA 1774.28
100 Daily SMA 1829.23
200 Daily SMA 1840.27
levels
Previous Daily High 1759.48
Previous Daily Minimum 1745.63
Previous Maximum Weekly 1802.51
Previous Weekly Minimum 1745.63
Monthly Prior Maximum 1814.37
Previous Monthly Minimum 1680.91
Daily Fibonacci 38.2% 1750.92
Daily Fibonacci 61.8% 1754.19
Daily Pivot Point S1 1742.38
Daily Pivot Point S2 1737.08
Daily Pivot Point S3 1728.53
Daily Pivot Point R1 1756.23
Daily Pivot Point R2 1764.78
Daily Pivot Point R3 1770.08

Source: Fx Street

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