Gold price is consolidating just below the $1900 level, as the bears take a breather after Tuesday’s $25 decline from five-month tops of $1917. The main catalyst behind gold’s drop remains the US dollar’s advance, in the wake of strong US ISM Manufacturing PMI. A pick-up in the US manufacturing kept bets alive for the Fed’s tapering. Meanwhile, tepid risk sentiment also underpins the dollar’s demand, despite subdued yields. However, gold bulls remain hopeful amid growing inflation concerns and a revival in India’s demand for the metal.
In absence of the first-tier economic data from the US, the broader market sentiment and the dollar dynamics will continue to remain in play. The main market-moving event for this week remains the US Nonfarm Payrolls.
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The Technical Confluences Detector shows that gold price is struggling around $1897, where a dense cluster of resistance levels is stacked up.
That comprises of the Fibonacci 23.6% one-day, Fibonacci 38.2% one-week and SMA5 four-hour.
The next critical hurdle for gold price awaits at $1901, the confluence of the SMA5 one-day and previous high four-hour.
The Fibonacci 23.6% one-week at $1904 could limit the further upside, as the bulls remain on track to test the Fibonacci 61.8% one-day at $1908.
A powerful barrier around $1913 will be a tough nut to crack for gold buyers. The previous week and month high coincide at that point.
To the downside, minor support awaits at the previous day low of $1892.
The next relevant support is seen at the Fibonacci 61.8% one-week at $1887.
The pivot point one-week S1 at $1880 could come to the rescue of gold bulls.
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