Morning outlook - XAU/USD approaches significant support
Although previously the pair failed to break through the 1,290.93 level, a pressure from multiple technical indicators eventually pushed it to the bottom. As a result, the exchange rate reached the supposed yesterday’s target at the 1,283.66 mark and represented the weekly S1.
In theory, the buck has all means to drag the gold price down to the monthly S1, which is located at the 1,273.91 level and is additionally backed up by the 100-day SMA. However, in order to do that it has to break through the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level at 1,278.96.
In the short run these barriers a likely to force the pair to make a rebound. But from larger perspective, the pair has to pave the way through them and ultimately reach the bottom edge of the dominant ascending channel.
Although previously the pair failed to break through the 1,290.93 level, a pressure from multiple technical indicators eventually pushed it to the bottom. As a result, the exchange rate reached the supposed yesterday’s target at the 1,283.66 mark and represented the weekly S1.
In theory, the buck has all means to drag the gold price down to the monthly S1, which is located at the 1,273.91 level and is additionally backed up by the 100-day SMA. However, in order to do that it has to break through the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level at 1,278.96.
In the short run these barriers a likely to force the pair to make a rebound. But from larger perspective, the pair has to pave the way through them and ultimately reach the bottom edge of the dominant ascending channel.
