Gold (XAU/USD) sold-off aggressively amid the ongoing broad-based US dollar comeback on Wednesday and finished the day at $1942, having booked a 1.5% loss. So far this Thursday’s trading, the yellow metal attempted a pullback from three-day lows but the bounce appeared shallow, as the dollar held onto the overnight gains, FXStreet’s Dhwani Mehta briefs.
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“All eyes now remain on the US Jobless Claims and ISM Services PMI data for a fresh direction in the yellow metal. In the meantime, ‘sell the bounce’ trading could remain in play, as the technical outlook appears bearish in the near-term.”
“An hourly closing below the $1944 has confirmed the bearish breakdown, opening floors for a test of last week’s low of $1903. The bulls, however, could be offered some temporary respite near Wednesday’s low of $1932.72. The next relevant cushion comes in around the $1925 region, last Friday’s low.”
“Should the price manage to resist above $1925, a bounce-back towards the robust support now resistance at $1944 will be on the cards. The buyers will then aim for the key $1950 barrier, the convergence of the horizontal 200-hourly Simple Moving Average (HMA) and bearish 21-HMA.”
“The hourly Relative Strength Index (RSI) points south while below the midline, suggesting more scope to the downside.”
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