GOLD quotations continue the dynamic downward momentum initiated earlier this week. Bullion, for that matter, is responding directly to declines in the EURUSD and weakness in US debt securities, which, in the case of TNOTE, broke out to new lows.
These movements largely reacted to the rise in expectations for one more potential Fed hike. Now, market sentiment has further deteriorated as a result of the sell-off in equity and derivatives markets, which have been dominated over the past week by increasing exposure to short positions. It is worth remembering, however, that since the last FOMC decision, the valuation of the implied interest rate has begun to fall, which not a little reduces the overtones of hawkish comments from bankers.
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Create account Try a demo Download mobile app Download mobile appGold has broken out below the support set by the 200-day EMA (orange curve) and is currently slightly below the $1,900 per ounce barrier. The previously mentioned levels could be the most important zones to watch if we were to see a rebound on this instrument. On the other hand, the most important support zone at the moment is the $1885 zone, where the local minimums of August are located.
Source: xStation 5
