In the Asian trading session on Friday morning (September 26), spot 
XAUUSD hovered around 3,747 USD/ounce, as if "listening" for important news: the upcoming US PCE inflation data. This is considered an information bomb that can cause the gold market, US Dollar and stocks to shake strongly.
Earlier, on Thursday, gold lost steam when the number of unemployment claims in the US unexpectedly decreased. Specifically, the US Department of Labor reported that the week ending September 20 had only 218,000 applications, lower than the forecast of 235,000 and down 14,000 compared to the previous week. This news reduced the market's expectation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would quickly cut interest rates.
However, gold prices still closed up 0.36% at $3,749.36/ounce, after rising as much as 0.6%. Also in the week, gold hit a historic peak of $3,790.82/ounce on Tuesday, a figure that made many investors “just sit and watch the chart and sigh with regret, just like AD, reviving when preparing to go to the island”.
According to CME's FedWatch tool, the possibility of the Fed cutting interest rates in October is now priced by the market at 85%, down from 90% before the employment data was released. In other words, the Fed is still holding the knife, just hasn't decided whether to cut the "interest rate" yet.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its PCE index for August today. Forecasts show PCE rising 2.7% year-on-year, up from 2.6% previously. The core PCE (excluding volatile energy and food prices) is expected to rise 2.9%, the same as in July.
Since this is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, any higher-than-expected figure could strengthen the US dollar, sending gold tumbling in the short term.
Gold, by its nature, does not generate interest. It only really shines in a low-interest-rate environment, which investors are hoping the Fed will soon bring.
Analysis of the technical outlook forXAUUSD prices
Main Trend
Gold is still in a fairly clear uptrend channel.
The price is fluctuating around 3,739 USD/oz, approaching the midline of the uptrend channel.
Short-term trend: up but with slight corrections.
Important resistance
3,779 USD (Fib 0.382): if broken, gold can quickly test 3,825 - 3,872 USD.
3,938 - 4,022 USD: strong resistance zone, reaching the top of the uptrend channel, easy to take profit.
Important support
3,738 USD (current price).
3,720 USD (Fib 0.236 + nearest MA zone).
3,706 USD: strong support, breaking this zone, there is a risk of returning to test 3,628 USD.
RSI
Still above 60, indicating the market is still biased towards buyers, but showing signs of being a bit “overextended”.
SELL XAUUSD PRICE 3815 - 3813⚡️
↠↠ Stop Loss 3819
→Take Profit 1 3807
↨
→Take Profit 2 3801
BUY XAUUSD PRICE 3682 - 3684⚡️
↠↠ Stop Loss 3678
→Take Profit 1 3690
↨
→Take Profit 2 3696
XAUUSD hovered around 3,747 USD/ounce, as if "listening" for important news: the upcoming US PCE inflation data. This is considered an information bomb that can cause the gold market, US Dollar and stocks to shake strongly. Earlier, on Thursday, gold lost steam when the number of unemployment claims in the US unexpectedly decreased. Specifically, the US Department of Labor reported that the week ending September 20 had only 218,000 applications, lower than the forecast of 235,000 and down 14,000 compared to the previous week. This news reduced the market's expectation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) would quickly cut interest rates.
However, gold prices still closed up 0.36% at $3,749.36/ounce, after rising as much as 0.6%. Also in the week, gold hit a historic peak of $3,790.82/ounce on Tuesday, a figure that made many investors “just sit and watch the chart and sigh with regret, just like AD, reviving when preparing to go to the island”.
According to CME's FedWatch tool, the possibility of the Fed cutting interest rates in October is now priced by the market at 85%, down from 90% before the employment data was released. In other words, the Fed is still holding the knife, just hasn't decided whether to cut the "interest rate" yet.
The US Bureau of Economic Analysis will release its PCE index for August today. Forecasts show PCE rising 2.7% year-on-year, up from 2.6% previously. The core PCE (excluding volatile energy and food prices) is expected to rise 2.9%, the same as in July.
Since this is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, any higher-than-expected figure could strengthen the US dollar, sending gold tumbling in the short term.
Gold, by its nature, does not generate interest. It only really shines in a low-interest-rate environment, which investors are hoping the Fed will soon bring.
Analysis of the technical outlook for
XAUUSD pricesMain Trend
Gold is still in a fairly clear uptrend channel.
The price is fluctuating around 3,739 USD/oz, approaching the midline of the uptrend channel.
Short-term trend: up but with slight corrections.
Important resistance
3,779 USD (Fib 0.382): if broken, gold can quickly test 3,825 - 3,872 USD.
3,938 - 4,022 USD: strong resistance zone, reaching the top of the uptrend channel, easy to take profit.
Important support
3,738 USD (current price).
3,720 USD (Fib 0.236 + nearest MA zone).
3,706 USD: strong support, breaking this zone, there is a risk of returning to test 3,628 USD.
RSI
Still above 60, indicating the market is still biased towards buyers, but showing signs of being a bit “overextended”.
SELL XAUUSD PRICE 3815 - 3813⚡️
↠↠ Stop Loss 3819
→Take Profit 1 3807
↨
→Take Profit 2 3801
BUY XAUUSD PRICE 3682 - 3684⚡️
↠↠ Stop Loss 3678
→Take Profit 1 3690
↨
→Take Profit 2 3696
Note
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Note
🔴 Spot gold sets new all-time high Spot gold surpassed its previous peak, setting a new all-time high of $3,792.88 an ounce, up about 0.8% on the day.
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🔴 Spot gold price hits $3,850 Spot gold price hits $3,850/ounce, continues to set a new historical peak, up 0.42% on the day.
Note
🔴Spot gold rose to $3,870 an ounce, up 0.30% on the day.Note
Spot gold prices hit a record high of $3,895 an ounce on Wednesday and closed at $3,865 an ounce thanks to three main factors: a weaker dollar, a U.S. government shutdown that increased demand for havens, and poor jobs data that reinforced expectations that the Fed would continue to cut interest rates.Note
🔴The world's largest gold ETF -- SPDR Gold Trust decreased by 1.71 tons compared to the previous day, current holdings are 1013.17 tons.
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