Gold price is currently at 1,976.51 in the XAUUSD market. The price is stabilizing after its recent increase, which took it to the highest point it has reached since May 24.

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• Gold price consolidates its recent move up to the highest level since May 24.

The pair currently trades last at 1976.51.

The previous day high was 1984.41 while the previous day low was 1954.45. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1972.97, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1965.89, expected to provide support.

Gold price oscillates in a narrow trading band through the Asian session on Wednesday and consolidates the previous day’s strong move up to the $1,984 area, or a nearly eighth-week high. The XAU/USD currently trades just below the $1,980 level and seems poised to prolong its recent steady ascent witnessed over the past three weeks or so.

The US Dollar (USD) struggles to register any meaningful recovery from its lowest level since April 2022 touched on Tuesday in the wake of growing acceptance that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will soften its hawkish stance. This, in turn, should continue to act as a tailwind for the Gold price. Firming expectations that the Fed will back off after the widely anticipated 25 basis points (bps) rate-hike at its upcoming policy meeting on July 25-26 turn out to be a key factor undermining the Greenback.

Expectations that the Fed may be close to reaching the end of its current policy-tightening cycle were lifted by the latest CPI report from the United States (US), which pointed to a further moderation in consumer prices. Furthermore, data released on Tuesday showed that the headline US Retail Sales rose less than expected in June and Industrial Production surprisingly fell in June. This, in turn, suggested that the Fed is making some progress to temper inflation by slowing economic growth and demand.

However, core US Retail Sales – excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services – showed more resilience. This, in turn, raises doubts if the Fed will commit to a more dovish policy stance or stick to its forecast for a 50 bps rate hike this year, which is holding back traders from placing fresh bearish bets around the USD and capping gains for the Gold price. The downside, meanwhile, seems cushioned amid expectations that other major central banks could signal a win against inflation.

The European Central Bank (ECB) official Klaas Knot told Bloomberg TV on Tuesday that rates will rise this month but anything beyond July is by no means a certainty. Separately, ECB Governing Council member Ignazio Visco noted that inflation may drop more quickly than forecast. Adding to this, some analysts argue that the ECB might revise its inflation forecast in September. Moreover, inflation in Canada dropped to within the Bank of Canada’s (BoC) control range for the first time since March 2021.

This, in turn, led to the overnight decline in the global bond yields, which could further benefit the non-yielding Gold price and validates the near-term positive outlook. Apart from this, worries about a global economic downturn, further fueled by this week’s disappointing Chinese macro data, suggests that the path of least resistance for the XAU/USD remains to the upside and any meaningful corrective decline might still be seen as a buying opportunity.

From a technical perspective, the overnight sustained strength beyond the $1,972-$1,973 horizontal resistance adds credence to the recent breakout through the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA). This, along with positive oscillators on the daily chart, supports prospects for a further near-term appreciating move towards reclaiming the $2,000 psychological mark. The upward trajectory could get extended further towards testing the next relevant hurdle near the $2,010-$2,012 supply zone.

On the flip side, the $1,973-$1,972 area now seems to protect the immediate downside ahead of the 100-day SMA, currently pegged around the $1,958 region. This is followed by the weekly swing low, around the $1,946-$1,945 zone, below which the Gold price could accelerate the fall towards the $1,934 horizontal support. Any subsequent fall, however, is more likely to get bought into and remain limited near the $1,926-$1,925 region.

Technical Levels: Supports and Resistances

XAUUSD currently trading at 1978.22 at the time of writing. Pair opened at 1978.78 and is trading with a change of -0.03 % .

The pair remains strongly bullish on the daily timeframe. It trades above its 20 SMA @ 1930.11, 50 SMA 1952.07, 100 SMA @ 1956.69 and 200 SMA @ 1875.26.

The previous day high was 1984.41 while the previous day low was 1954.45. The daily 38.2% Fib levels comes at 1972.97, expected to provide support. Similarly, the daily 61.8% fib level is at 1965.89, expected to provide support.

Note the levels of interest below:

• Pivot support is noted at 1960.68, 1942.59, 1930.72
• Pivot resistance is noted at 1990.64, 2002.51, 2020.6

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