Gold Technical Analysis - New highs as rate cuts repricing pauses
Fundamental OverviewGold continues to make new highs as the correction from the repricing of the rate cuts ended last week. In fact, if you recall, despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell, the market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025.This is generally a signal that the market is fine with the pricing, and we would need stronger reasons to price out the remaining rate cuts. In the bigger picture, gold remains in a bullish trend as real yields will likely continue to fall amid the Fed’s easing cycle, but the short-term corrections will be triggered by a repricing in rate cuts expectations. Gold Technical Analysis – Daily TimeframeOn the daily chart, we can see that gold continues to push into new highs as it broke through key technical resistances and the buyers kept on piling in. The natural target is of course a new all-time high. The sellers will need to see the price falling back below the major trendline to gain conviction and position for a drop into the next major trendline around the 2400 level. Gold Technical Analysis – 4 hour TimeframeOn the 4 hour chart, we can see more clearly the key technical breaks first with the resistance zone around the 2600 level and then with the downward trendline. We now have a minor upward trendline defining the current bullish momentum. The buyers will likely lean on it to keep targeting new highs, while the sellers will look for a break lower to position for a break below the major trendline.Gold Technical Analysis – 1 hour TimeframeOn the 1 hour chart, we can see that we have a nice support zone around the 2640 level where we can also find the trendline for confluence. There’s not much else we can add here as the buyers will look for a bounce, while the sellers will look for a break. The red lines define the average daily range for today. Upcoming CatalystsToday we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures, while tomorrow we conclude the week with the US PMIs.See the video below This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.
Fundamental Overview
Gold continues to make new highs as the correction from the repricing of the rate cuts ended last week. In fact, if you recall, despite the higher-than-expected inflation figures and a less dovish Powell, the market’s pricing remained largely unchanged at three rate cuts by the end of 2025.
This is generally a signal that the market is fine with the pricing, and we would need stronger reasons to price out the remaining rate cuts.
In the bigger picture, gold remains in a bullish trend as real yields will likely continue to fall amid the Fed’s easing cycle, but the short-term corrections will be triggered by a repricing in rate cuts expectations.
Gold Technical Analysis – Daily Timeframe
On the daily chart, we can see that gold continues to push into new highs as it broke through key technical resistances and the buyers kept on piling in. The natural target is of course a new all-time high. The sellers will need to see the price falling back below the major trendline to gain conviction and position for a drop into the next major trendline around the 2400 level.
Gold Technical Analysis – 4 hour Timeframe
On the 4 hour chart, we can see more clearly the key technical breaks first with the resistance zone around the 2600 level and then with the downward trendline. We now have a minor upward trendline defining the current bullish momentum. The buyers will likely lean on it to keep targeting new highs, while the sellers will look for a break lower to position for a break below the major trendline.
Gold Technical Analysis – 1 hour Timeframe
On the 1 hour chart, we can see that we have a nice support zone around the 2640 level where we can also find the trendline for confluence. There’s not much else we can add here as the buyers will look for a bounce, while the sellers will look for a break. The red lines define the average daily range for today.
Upcoming Catalysts
Today we get the latest US Jobless Claims figures, while tomorrow we conclude the week with the US PMIs.
See the video below This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.
