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Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD sidelined into Friday, trades near $1475/oz

  • Gold is ending the week with gains while remaining confined to familiar  ranges.
  • The level to beat for bulls is the  1480/85 resistance zone.
 

Gold daily chart

   
The theme of  December has been a sideways consolidation  so far. The metal is trapped in a range between the 1455 and 1485 levels while below the 50 and 100-day simple moving averages (DMAs).  
 

Gold four-hour chart  

 
If the buyers want to resume the longer-term bull trend, it will be interesting to see  next week if the market can have a successful breakout above the 1480/85 resistance zone. On the way up, the main target is likely the 1515 resistance level. Support is seen at 1465 and the 1455/50 support zone.  
 
 

Additional key levels

 

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