Market Review
Spot gold is currently trading around 3740.00 USD per ounce, maintaining high-level oscillations overnight supported by dovish statements from Fed officials. The San Francisco Fed President Daly's comments have strengthened market expectations for the continuation of the easing cycle, providing fundamental support for gold prices.
Technical Analysis
Gold prices are showing a consolidation pattern near historical highs. On the 4-hour chart, the Bollinger Bands are narrowing and flattening, with prices hovering around the middle band, indicating that the short-term direction needs a breakout for confirmation. Key resistance is at 3760.00 USD per ounce, while support is concentrated in the 3725.00-3705.00 USD per ounce range. The MACD indicator is flattening above the zero line, and the RSI indicator is around 55, showing a temporary balance between bulls and bears. If the price effectively breaks above 3760.00 resistance, it could start a new upward move. If it falls below 3725.00 support, it might further drop to the key level of 3705.00.
Driver Analysis
San Francisco Fed President Daly clearly "fully supports" the Fed's 25 basis points rate cut last week and maintains the baseline expectation of "two rate cuts this year," while proposing flexible conditions for more than two cuts if the labor market weakens significantly. Daly described the labor market as shifting from "solid" to "softening," but remains optimistic about inflation, stating that the impact of tariffs on commodity inflation is "relatively mild." This statement aligns with market expectations for the continuation of the easing cycle without signaling "aggressive rate cuts," providing support for gold's dual attributes of safe-haven and inflation hedge.
Trading Strategy Reference
Spot Gold
Conservative strategy: Buy when it pulls back and stabilizes at 3705.00, target 3735.00
Aggressive strategy: Buy when it pulls back and stabilizes at 3725.00, target 3760.00
Spot Silver
Long opportunity: Buy when it pulls back and stabilizes at 44.150, target 44.500
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