#XAUUSD @ 1656.79 Gold regains positive traction on Monday and is supported by the emergence of fresh USD selling. (Pivot Orderbook analysis)

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• Gold regains positive traction on Monday and is supported by the emergence of fresh USD selling.
• Retreating US bond yields weigh on the buck, though Fed rate hike bets should limit the downside.
• The risk-on impulse should further contribute to capping any meaningful gains for the commodity.

The pair currently trades last at 1656.79.

The previous day high was 1671.81 while the previous day low was 1640.23. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1652.29, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1659.75, expected to provide resistance.

Gold attracts some buying on the first day of a new week and reverses a major part of Friday’s downfall to over a two-week low. The XAU/USD sticks to its intraday gains through the first half of the European session and is currently placed near the daily high, around the $1,657-$1,658 region.

The US dollar struggles to capitalize on Friday’s strong intraday positive move and meets with a fresh supply on Monday amid a modest pullback in the US Treasury bond yields. A weaker greenback offers some support to the dollar-denominated gold, though a combination of factors could act as a headwind and warrants caution for bullish traders.

Reports that the UK government is preparing for a major U-turn on planned tax cuts boost investors’ confidence, which is evident from the risk-on impulse in the equity markets. This, along with growing acceptance that the Fed will stick to its aggressive policy tightening path to curb inflation, should keep a lid on the safe-haven gold.

In fact, the markets have priced in a nearly 100% chance for another supersized 75 bps Fed rate hike move for the fourth consecutive meeting in November. The bets were reaffirmed by the stronger US CPI report released last week and the recent hawkish comments by several Fed officials, adding credence to the negative outlook for the XAU/USD.

The aforementioned fundamental backdrop suggests that the path of least resistance for gold is to the downside. Hence, any subsequent move up might still be seen as a selling opportunity and runs the risk of fizzling out rather quickly. A sustained strength beyond the $1,680-$1,682 supply zone is needed to negate the near-term bearish bias.

Market participants now look forward to the US economic docket, featuring the release of the Empire State Manufacturing Index later during the early North American session. This, along with the US bond yields, will influence the USD price dynamics. Apart from this, the broader risk sentiment might provide some impetus to gold.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

XAUUSD currently trading at 1655.8 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1645.08 and is trading with a change of 0.65 % .

The pair remains strongly bearish on the daily time frame. It trades below the 20 SMA @ 1671.65, 50 SMA 1711.2, 100 SMA @ 1750.09 and 200 SMA @ 1818.49.

The previous day high was 1671.81 while the previous day low was 1640.23. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1652.29, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1659.75, expected to provide resistance.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 1632.94, 1620.79, 1601.36
• Pivot resistance is noted at 1664.52, 1683.95, 1696.1

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