The US PPI knowledge on Friday actually sparked some notable strikes in markets, with the standout being within the entrance finish of the curve in Treasuries. On the identical time although, that sparked a revival in gold that has seen a significant technical turnaround as nicely:
Forward of the info, gold took out its 200-hour shifting common (blue line) and key trendline resistance earlier than holding that break in US buying and selling. The excessive clipped simply above $2,060 earlier than being pulled again slightly, with the 61.8 Fib retracement stage of the latest swing decrease at $2,059.83 maintaining a lid on good points for now.
However trying on the chart, it has been a strong turnaround within the technical momentum for gold. The near-term bias, as seen above, is now one that’s extra bullish after having seen sellers maintain on to regulate all by the opening levels of this yr.
On the month itself, gold is now simply down 0.4% because it seems to be to try to make up for the poor begin to the brand new yr. Usually, the January seasonal sample is one which works in favour of gold however as talked about earlier than on the finish of final yr, the technical limitations may impede with such flows this time round.
And even with gold having halved losses already on the month, the important thing weekly resistance from the 2020 highs round $2,073 stays the massive problem. And that’s simply roughly 0.9% away from present ranges, so there’s a type of ceiling close by that would see gold upside stall within the meantime. That until the bond market continues to see equally sturdy bids from final week.